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

Geyer, Ohio

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45895. The Survey maps it on the Uniopolis quadrangle.

Geyer within Auglaize County

Then and now

1906 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Geyer, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Geyer, surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 763 shown

Museums hold 763 specimens collected within 10 miles of Geyer between 1882 and 1973: 725 Animalia, 33 Plantae, 5 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adler, K. K., C L CLARK, C. Clark 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 Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)1893not recordedAuglaize River, Wapakoneta [Wappakoneta]
Specimen of Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestr.Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestr.1896Wetzstein, A.Fryburg.
A photograph of the species Recurvirostra americana, not of this specimenRecurvirostra americana J.F.Gmelin, 17891882Uller, C. (Clem)St. Marys Res, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Alasmidonta viridis, not of this specimenAlasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Amblema plicata, not of this specimenAmblema plicata (Say, 1817)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Ameiurus nebulosus, not of this specimenAmeiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)1893P. KirschAnglaize Rver, Wapakaneta, Ohio
A photograph of the species Anodontoides ferussacianus, not of this specimenAnodontoides ferussacianus (I.Lea, 1834)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Cambarunio iris, not of this specimenCambarunio iris (I.Lea, 1829)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Campostoma anomalum, not of this specimenCampostoma anomalum (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta
A photograph of the species Catostomus commersonii, not of this specimenCatostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta
A photograph of the species Fusconaia flava, not of this specimenFusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Hybopsis amblops, not of this specimenHybopsis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta

All 763 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

7 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Geyer: 5 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. 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
Quality Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Quality Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No. 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No. 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No.8Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wapak Sand and Gravel Pit No.8Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wapakoneta PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Auglaize 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
Gutman1.3 miles14
Slater1.4 miles14
Saint Johns3.4 miles14
Fryburg4.5 miles15
Rineharts (historical)6.6 miles14
Uniopolis6.6 miles14
New Hampshire6.7 miles17
Colonial Estates7.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064719. 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.