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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Geisingers Corners, Ohio

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Chatham Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44254. The Survey maps it on the Lodi quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Geisingers Corners within Medina County

Then and now

1904 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Geisingers Corners (historical), surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Geisingers Corners (historical), surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

In the 1861 county history

947 words on this township

The county history of 1861 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Chatham Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Chatham Township - 947 words.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 325 shown

Museums hold 325 specimens collected within 10 miles of Geisingers Corners (historical) between 1884 and 1975: 293 Animalia, 17 Plantae, 14 Fungi, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Roberts, B Zahuranec & party, BJ Zahuranec & party and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766)Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766)1890not recorded
Specimen of Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) LinkCamptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link1894Watson, J.R.Medina Co.
Specimen of Hinea Townsend, 1916Hinea Townsend, 19161897J. HineMedina
A photograph of the species Sciurus niger, not of this specimenSciurus niger Linnaeus, 17581884unknownMedina
A photograph of the species Halictus confusus, not of this specimenHalictus confusus confusus1885H. E. SummersMedina
A photograph of the species Lilium canadense, not of this specimenLilium canadense L.1888E. BarrickChatham
A photograph of the species Plantago cordata, not of this specimenPlantago cordata Lam.1891F. E. LloydSelsville, north of Columbus
A photograph of the species Aleurodiscus oakesii, not of this specimenAleurodiscus oakesii (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Cooke1894F. D. KelseyPenfield
A photograph of the species Atrichum angustatum, not of this specimenAtrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp.1894F. D. KelseyPenfield
A photograph of the species Lobaria amplissima, not of this specimenLobaria amplissima (Scop.) Forssell1894Francis D KelseyPenfield
A photograph of the species Mnium stellare, not of this specimenMnium stellare Hedw.1894F. D. KelseyPenfield
A photograph of the species Mycosphaerella macularis, not of this specimenMycosphaerella macularis (Fr.) J.Schröt.1894Kelsey F. D.Penfield

All 325 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

6 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Geisingers Corners (historical): 5 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
76 Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Baker Sand, Incorporated PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Quillian Bros. Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Quillian Bros. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Seville Sand and Gravel, Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Medina County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Chatham1.7 miles12
Pine Villas2.5 miles12
Evergreen Estates2.6 miles12
Pawnee2.8 miles12
Lodi2.9 miles12
River Corners4.3 miles12
Esselburn4.4 miles12
Risley (historical)4.4 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1067469. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.