Gould, Ohio
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Pierpont Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44082. The Survey maps it on the Leon quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 printed 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.
- 1905 USGS Andover quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Andover quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Andover quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Leon quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ashtabula quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Leon quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,458 words on this townshipHistory of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878 names this settlement in its chapter on Pierpont Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Relief Lodge, No. 284, was organized under dispensation July 15, 1856, and began work under its charter October 22, a.l. 5856. The charter members were Otis Burgess, Elihu B. Ford, David Foster, Elias Centrice, Amos Centrice, Solomon Ashley, Ambrose Ford, Ebenezer Williams, Freeman 0. Bushnell, Archibald Gould, M. A. Leonard, and Dr. William Fobes. The officers on charter were Otis Burgess, W. M. ; Elihu B. Ford, S. W. ; and David Foster, J. W. Present officers: Andrew Wilson, W. M. ; John Lafferty, S. W. ; A. L. Aldrich,
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
In 1828, Zaccheus Bugley and his son Horace, having settled on what is known as the Kemp farm, and being fond of hunting, started one morning from home, and got as far as the Gould farm, and, while crossing over Pine creek on a log, the father slipped, his rifle was discharged, the ball penetrating his son's skull, killing him instantly. This was the first accident in Sheffield.
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
established in the township was in about the year 1825. Archibald Gould was the first postmaster, and the mails were distributed from his house, which stood on the spot now occupied by the dwelling of Andrew Lester. The present postmaster is E. O. Harrington. The office is located at his store at the centre. The mails were first carried on foot, the route extending from Jefferson to Meadville, Pennsylvania ; afterwards on horseback, and now on wheels.
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Pierpont Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Fires near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Gould in 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15835 |
| 4 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15767 |
| 25 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15702 |
| 21 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15999 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 183 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 183 specimens collected within 10 miles of Gould between 1872 and 1975: 152 Animalia, 30 Plantae, 1 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Currutt, D. A. (Dennis A.), Dittrick, J J, E. E. Bogue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Hymenostylium curvirostre Mitt. | 1872 | L. B. Tuckerman | |
![]() | Riccia fluitans L. | 1892 | E. E. Bogue | |
![]() | Geranium pusillum L. | 1893 | Goodrich | Ashtabula Co. |
![]() | Margarinotus faedatus (J.E.LeConte, 1845) | 1908 | R. Sim | Jefferson |
![]() | Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1909 | G.H. Williams | East Arivell |
![]() | Buteo lineatus lineatus (Gmelin, 1788) | 1909 | J.H. Williams | Ellsville |
![]() | Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal | 1911 | Jennings, O.E. | Ashtabula Gorge below Jefferson |
![]() | Aster divaricatus (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray | 1911 | Jennings, O.E.; Jennings, G.K.; Sim, R.J. | Ashtabula Gorge below Jefferson |
![]() | Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863 | 1911 | not recorded | Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., OH |
![]() | Cicindela duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825 | 1911 | R J. Sim | Jefferson |
| Cyperus bipartitus Torr. | 1911 | Jennings, O.E.; Jennings, G.K.; Sim, R.J. | Ashtabula Gorge, below Jefferson | |
![]() | Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton | 1911 | Jennings, O.E.; Jennings, G.K.; Sim, R.J. | Ashtabula Gorge, below Jefferson |
All 183 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gould: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Frye Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (historical) | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Denmark Center | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Steamburg | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pierpont | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Bulah | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| North Richmond | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| South Denmark | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ollins Corners | 4.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1062788. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.


















