Goes, Ohio
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Xenia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45387. It stands on Jacoby Branch. The Survey maps it on the Yellow Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The 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 sheets covering this place
16 sheetsMatched 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.
- 1904 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Yellow Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Yellow Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Yellow Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Yellow Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Yellow Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Yellow Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 984 shownMuseums hold 984 specimens collected within 10 miles of Goes between 1870 and 1975: 715 Animalia, 143 Plantae, 119 Fungi, 5 Protozoa, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A JOHN, A. H. Bauer 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 | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Dinorthis Hall & Clarke, 1892 (fossil) | 1921 | Carl O. Dunbar | RR cut at new dam 4 or 5 mi E of Dayton |
![]() | Leiocolea gillmanii (Austin) A.Evans | 1922 | William Bayard Taylor; G. H. Conklin | Clifbore[sp?] Gorge |
![]() | Leiocolea badensis (Gottsche ex Rabenh.) Jørg. | 1923 | Mrs. Bayard R. Taylor | Clifton Gorge |
![]() | Bidens bipinnata L. | 1870 | J Y Bergen; T L Bergen | Yellow Springs |
![]() | Rhynchostegium serrulatum (Hedw.) A.Jaeger | 1873 | Collector unspecified | Clifton |
![]() | Rhytidium rugosum (Hedw.) Kindb. | 1873 | not recorded | Clifton |
![]() | Thamnobryum alleghaniense (Müll.Hal.) Nieuwl. | 1875 | H. J. Biddlecome | Clifton |
| Brachythecium laetum (Brid.) Schimp. | 1876 | not recorded | Clifton | |
| Brachythecium oxycladon (Brid.) A.Jaeger | 1876 | Mrs. Spence | ||
![]() | Bryum affine (Blandow ex Funck) Brid. | 1876 | Collector unspecified | Clifton |
![]() | Eurhynchium hians (Hedw.) Sande Lac. | 1876 | H. J. Biddlecome | Clifton |
![]() | Geocalyx graveolens (Schrad.) Nees | 1876 | not recorded | Clifton |
All 984 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
6 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Goes: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairborn Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Fairborn Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Armentrout Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Armentrout Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Richards and Son Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| S & W Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
7 since 2019The National Weather Service names Goes in 7 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goes | $5,000 | Several trees were downed along Snively Road, east of Sutton Road. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goes | $4,000 | A few trees were downed near the south end of W Enon Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goes | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down at a business on Hyde Road. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goes | $1,000 | Damage occurred to a metal barn roof. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goes | $500 | A large branch was knocked down on Hyde Road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goes | $500 | A large branch was knocked down along a portion of Hyde Road near Yellow Springs. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Goes | - | A portion of West Enon Road was closed due to high water. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldtown | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Yellow Springs | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bryson (historical) | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Byron | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Wilberforce | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pinewood Village | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Park Hills Crossing | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Trebein | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1061103. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.

























