Grosvenor, Ohio
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Athens Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45701. It stands on Margaret Creek. The Survey maps it on the The Plains quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1980The same ground, surveyed 77 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
18 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.
- 1903 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Athens quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS The Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS The Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS The Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS The Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS The Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wellston quadrangle1:100000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Athens township, in the words of 1869.
Utr Run
fired at and wounded the old bear, and then, wishing to see his dog kill one of the cubs, laid down his gun and. hissed his dog on to attack the cub - the old bear and other cub beating a retreat. Boyles, becoming interested in the fight between his dog and the cub, had approached near them, when he was disagreeably startled by seeing the old bear return, brought by the cries of the cub, and place herself between him and his gun.
Fires nearby
29 since 2006The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Grosvenor between 2006 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 1 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | BEAN HOLLOW |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | RAW FIRE |
| 8 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.7 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | THREE FIRE |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12805 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 1,285 shownMuseums hold 1,285 specimens collected within 10 miles of Grosvenor between 1896 and 1975: 1,076 Animalia, 152 Plantae, 47 Fungi, 4 Unrecorded, 4 Protozoa, 1 Chromista, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Selby, A. H. Blickle, Auburn E. Brower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Albugo candida (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Roussel | 1896 | F.L. Stevens | |
![]() | Puccinia flosculosorum Röhl., 1813 | 1896 | F. L. Stevens | Athens County |
![]() | Ambrosia bidentata Michx. | 1969 | William G. Gambill Jr. | |
![]() | Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. | 1896 | Selby, A.D. | Caananville |
![]() | Aristida longespica var. longespica | 1898 | Selby, A.D. | Pleasanton |
![]() | Perlesta Banks, 1906 | 1898 | N. Roberts | |
![]() | Quercus minor (Marshall) Sarg. | 1898 | Selby, A.D. | Pleasanton |
![]() | Diospyros virginiana L. | 1899 | A. D. Selby | Marshfield |
![]() | Salix humilis var. tristis (Aiton) Griggs | 1899 | Selby, A.D. | Marshfield |
![]() | Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers. | 1899 | Selby, A.D. | Marshfield |
![]() | Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta | 1902 | Morse, M. (Max) | Nelsonville, Athens Co., Ohio |
| Melasmia Lév., 1846 | 1902 | Kellerman, W.A. | Athens |
All 1,285 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
2 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Grosvenor: 1 past producer, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Plant 2 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Gravel Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
5 since 2015The National Weather Service names Grosvenor in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grosvenor | $25,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Grosvenor | $8,000 | High water was observed over Richland Avenue near the Athens University Courtland Apartments. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Grosvenor | $500 | Street flooding was observed in downtown Athens. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grosvenor | $250 | One tree blew down onto Radford Road. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Grosvenor | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliottville | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Athens | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fairway Oaks | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Brookville | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Armitage | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| La Mar Heights | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Beachwood Lake Estates | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| The Plains | 2.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064772. 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.
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.




























