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Greenville, Ohio

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45331. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greenville West quadrangle. 12,786 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.

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Greenville within Darke County

Then and now

1953 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 33 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Greenville, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Greenville, surveyed 1953

On record in Greenville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 14 shown

Every listing in Darke County

Businesses named in the fire insurance atlases 12 of 24 shown

Every atlas business in Darke County

Population over time

2 figures

Greenville fell from 13,227 to 12,786 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201013,227
202012,786-441 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 12 printed 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 near this place

12 of 484 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 484 specimens collected within 10 miles of Greenville between 1895 and 1975: 452 Animalia, 18 Plantae, 14 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A VERWYST, A. F. C.; Stover, W. G., Albrecht, C. 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 Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)1942[Not Stated]Greenville Creek, 2-6 miles southeast of Union City
Specimen of Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen, 1861)Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen, 1861)1969B. Montgomery, L. Alward & P. AlwardBaker's Motel, near Norwick
A photograph of the species Dispira americana, not of this specimenDispira americana Thaxt.1895Rush W. H.Greenville
A photograph of the species Etheostoma caeruleum, not of this specimenEtheostoma caeruleum Storer, 18451905Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.)Prairie Outlet, Sec 28 of Neave township, ~0.3 mi NE of Wayne Lakes Park, Neave township
A photograph of the species Etheostoma microperca, not of this specimenEtheostoma microperca Jordan & Gilbert, 18881905Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.)Prairie Outlet, Sec 28 of Neave township, ~0.3 mi NE of Wayne Lakes Park, Neave township
A photograph of the species Clitocybe multiceps, not of this specimenClitocybe multiceps Peck1906H.J. BrememanGreenville
A photograph of the species Peziza vesiculosa, not of this specimenPeziza vesiculosa Bull.1907Lucas, CGreenville
A photograph of the species Amanita phalloides, not of this specimenAmanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Secr.1909A. F. C.; Stover, W. G.Greenville
A photograph of the species Clitocybe odora, not of this specimenClitocybe odora (Bull.) P.Kumm.1909Stover, W. G.Greenville
A photograph of the species Panaeolus solidipes, not of this specimenPanaeolus solidipes (Peck) Sacc.1909Stover, W. G.Greenville
A photograph of the species Fomes lobatus, not of this specimenFomes lobatus Cooke1911Overholts L. O.Gettysburg
A photograph of the species Macrolepiota procera, not of this specimenMacrolepiota procera (Scop.) Singer1911OverholtsGettysburg

All 484 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Greenville: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Darke County PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Darke County PitClayProducer
Feitshans PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Feitshans PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fourmans Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Darke County

Storms near this place

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenville in 65 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 31 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 9 flood, 4 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2002Thunderstorm WindGreenville$100,000Several mobile homes in the Sherwood Forest Trailer Park suffered severe damage, and a nearby 10' by 12' shed was destroyed. The roof of a home on Hog Path Road was torn off.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindGreenville$25,000Numerous large trees were knocked down. Three homes on Oliver Road sustained structural damage, likely from a microburst.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGreenville$20,000Numerous trees were downed throughout the county, especially in the Greenville area.
April 2010LightningGreenville$20,000There were several reports of damage and structural fires due to lightning across the county.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindGreenville$15,000Several trees downed, some onto an automobile.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindGreenville$12,000Several trees and power lines were downed in the Greenville area.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000A large tree fell on a house due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000Numerous trees were down and a roof was removed from a barn due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000Several trees, power poles, and power lines were reported down across the southern half of the county.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000Large limbs and power lined knocked down.
June 1998Tornado (F0)Greenville$10,000A brief tornado touchdown produced downed power lines and damaged a camper. Also, 1 home received minor structural damage.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000Numerous trees downed.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindGreenville$10,000Numerous trees downed.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindGreenville$8,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed across Darke County, especially in the vicinity of Greenville, New Madison and Pitsburg.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindGreenville$6,000Several trees were downed in the Greenville area.
March 2011FloodGreenville$5,000Roads were flooded due to heavy rainfall.
March 2011FloodGreenville$5,000High water was reported on roads and some roads were closed due to heavy rainfall and previous snow melt. Flooding began around 0749 EST on February 28th and continued until around 1100 EST on March 1st. Damage estimates during February were around five-thousand dollars.
February 2011FloodGreenville$5,000High water was reported on roads and some of the roads were closed due to heavy rainfall and previous snow melt. Flooding began around 0749 EST on February 28th and continued until around 1100 EST on March 1st. Damage estimates during March were around five-thousand dollars.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGreenville$5,000Numerous large tree limbs were downed.
March 2007FloodGreenville$5,000Several roads were flooded across the county.
March 2007FloodGreenville$5,000Several roads were flooded and closed. Sandbagging was necessary around residences near Gettysburg in the vicinity of Greenville Creek.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindGreenville$5,000Winds measured at 62 mph with some tree limbs downed.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000A few trees were downed.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Several trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Trees were reported down in the area due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
December 2006FloodGreenville$3,000Several roads were flooded near the Stillwater River in eastern Darke county.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000A circus tent at the county fair was blown over.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Six power poles were knocked down.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Power poles were downed in town.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Trees were knocked down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Trees downed.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindGreenville$3,000Trees downed.
June 2010Flash FloodGreenville$2,000Three feet of water was reported to be over Sater Street due to heavy rainfall.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindGreenville$2,000Numerous trees were downed between Greenville and Ansonia.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindGreenville$1,000A large tree was downed.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindGreenville$1,000One tree was knocked down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindGreenville$1,000Large limbs were downed due to thunderstorm winds. The wind gust was estimated by the spotter.
April 2011Heavy RainGreenville$1,000A couple of roads were covered with high water.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGreenville$1,000Two trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2010FloodGreenville$1,000High water was still occurring over area roadways due to earlier flash flooding.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenville$500A couple of large limbs were knocked down.
March 2020Flash FloodGreenville-High water was reported on numerous roads throughout the county.
February 2019FloodGreenville-Numerous roads were flooded throughout the county, specifically near Greenville, Versailles and Gettysburg, as well as north of Palastine.
December 2013FloodGreenville-State Route 502 west of Greenville was closed in both directions due to high water caused by earlier heavy rainfall.
May 2004Flash FloodGreenville-Two roads were flooded and closed in the southern part of the county.
August 2001Flash FloodGreenville-Heavy rainfall flooded roads.
May 2000HailGreenville-Hail as large as baseballs fell across the county for the second time in 90 minutes. This time the hail fell over a populated area causing damage to many cars, including 2 car lots.
May 2024HailGreenville-no account filed
June 2021HailGreenville-no account filed
May 2014HailGreenville-no account filed
May 2014HailGreenville-no account filed
September 2012HailGreenville-no account filed
March 2012HailGreenville-no account filed
March 2011HailGreenville-no account filed
March 2011HailGreenville-no account filed
May 2011HailGreenville-no account filed
May 2011HailGreenville-no account filed
May 2011HailGreenville-no account filed
September 2011HailGreenville-no account filed
June 2005HailGreenville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Darke County

Newspapers printed here

1 paper

1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.

NewspaperPublished
The Greenville Journal1850 to 1918

What the paper printed

16,811 words

Front pages of the local paper, read from the Library of Congress scans: 6 issues spread across its run from 1907 to 1918, 16,811 words in total. Each is reproduced on its own page, exactly as the recogniser returned it.

These pages read less well than anything else here, and the number is worth stating: about three words in four come through cleanly, against nine in ten for the building records. An 1896 broadsheet sets eight-point type in seven columns on microfilm, which is the hardest thing in this archive to read by machine. We tested our own recognisers against the Library's and they were not better, so the Library's text is what appears, with the wholly unreadable columns removed. Read it as a guide to what the paper covered, and follow the link to the scan before quoting anything.

IssuePaper Length
1907-01-03The Greenville Journal4,021 words
1907-03-14The Greenville Journal589 words
1907-05-30The Greenville Journal3,905 words
1907-08-08The Greenville Journal3,375 words
1907-10-24The Greenville Journal4,281 words
1918-06-27The Greenville Journal640 words

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
Saint John (historical)2.7 miles12
Wakefield2.9 miles12
Concord3.1 miles12
Mount Heron3.8 miles11
Frys Corners3.8 miles12
Mount Pleasant (historical)4.0 miles12
Jaysville4.2 miles12
Coletown4.3 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on GreenvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q763080The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064762. 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.