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Hamersville, Ohio
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45130. The Survey maps it on the Hamersville quadrangle. 485 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 968 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHamersville fell from 546 to 485 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. 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 546 | |
| 2020 | 485 | -61 (-11%) |
Then and now
1928 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 63 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
10 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.
- 1928 USGS Higginsport quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Higginsport quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Hamersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 348 shownMuseums hold 348 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hamersville between 1886 and 1974: 267 Animalia, 70 Fungi, 11 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A JOHN, A. Braun, Berry M. D.? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hirneola auricularis (Gray) Donk | 1903 | Blickle, A.H. | Brown County, Ohio |
 | Caloptilia speciosella (Braun, 1939) | 1929 | A. Braun | [Not Stated] |
 | Fomes conchatus (Pers.) Gillet | 1934 | Kaps, C. | Locust Ridge |
| Chordata | 1886 | Smithsonian Institution | ||
 | Equisetum hyemale L. | 1897 | Kreke, Fr. M. | Arnheim |
 | Panus stipticus (Bull.) Fr. | 1903 | Lyon, C. D. | Higginsport |
 | Uromyces phaseoli G.Winter | 1905 | Stephens J. | Mt. Orab |
 | Cylindrosporium padi P.Karst. | 1907 | Berry M. D.? | Georgetown |
 | Perenniporia robiniophila (Murrill) Ryvarden | 1909 | J. P. Tracy | |
| Secotium agaricoides (Czern.) Hollós | 1913 | Lyon C. D. | Georgetown | |
 | Anaptychia palmulata (Michx.) Vain. | 1923 | Braun, E. Lucy | White Oak Creek |
 | Peltigera praetextata (Flörke ex Sommerf.) Zopf | 1923 | Braun, E. Lucy | White Oak |
All 348 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
20 since 1996The National Weather Service names Hamersville in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Hamersville | $65,000 | The tornado is first believed to have touched down near Lucas Road, about one mile northeast of Hamersville. More significant damage was observed near the intersection of White Oak Valley Road and Smokey Row Road, where a well-built home suffered partial roof loss and additional loss of roofing material. At another property on White Oak Valley Road, a trailer was flipped over. Tree damage was extensive along Smokey Row Road, especially near its intersection with Vinegar Hill Road.||On New Hope-McKinley Road, about a half mile east of U.S. 68, a mobile home had its roof completely removed. Debris from this roof was observed thrown about 500 yards downstream (northeast) of its origin. Additional tree damage was observed along New Hope-White Oak Station Road.||In addition to the tornadic damage described above, the National Weather Service storm survey observed non-tornadic damage across a much wider area. This area of damage extended about 13 miles in length, stretching from far southeastern Clermont County through north central Brown County. This straight-line wind damage affected areas near Feesburg and Hamersville, and was observed on both sides of the surveyed tornadic circulation. This damage consisted of additional tree and outbuilding damage, including the destruction of a few outbuildings. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $40,000 | There were multiple swaths of enhanced thunderstorm wind damage across central Brown County, with patterns that were consistent with non-tornadic winds. Tree damage was common among these swaths. In addition, occasional structural damage was noted. This included damage to several mobile homes, barns and outbuildings on Martin-Alexander Road, Weis Road and Oakland Road southeast of Mount Orab. Some structures in Hamersville and Higginsport also experience some minor structural damage, which included roofing material partially removed from several buildings and damage to a few outbuildings. The damage was consistent with winds of 70 to 80 mph. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $20,000 | A barn was blown down and sustained roof damage on White Oak Valley Road. The windows of the barn was also blown out. Trees and power poles were knocked down throughout western Brown County. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $10,000 | Trees and powerlines were knocked down in the Hamersville area. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Hamersville | $10,000 | US Route 52 was closed due to a mudslide in Ripley. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $5,000 | Several trees were downed in the Hamersville area. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $5,000 | A tree was reported down on a trailer near State Route 774 due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines were downed. Two trees fell on a house, causing minor damage. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Hamersville | $5,000 | Numerous roads flooded by heavy rainfall. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $3,000 | A few trees were downed in the Hamersville area. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Hamersville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $2,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto State Route 125 near Hamersville. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Hamersville | $1,000 | Water was reported flowing over several roads due to heavy rain. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamersville | - | A tree was knocked down. |
| September 2020 | Flood | Hamersville | - | Water was reported on a roadway. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Hamersville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Feesburg (historical) | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Yankeetown | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Feesburg | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Maple | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| White Oak Valley | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Sunshine (historical) | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Neals Corner | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Whiteoak Springs (historical) | 3.7 miles | 10 |
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 Hamersville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2402464 | The 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 1064783. 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.
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.