BlockHarlem, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1967. It stands in Harlem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43082. It stands on Duncan Run. The Survey maps it on the Sunbury quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1967The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1902 against another survey:
On record in Harlem
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 1 record
John Cook Farmlisted 1977
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Westerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Westerville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Sunbury quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Sunbury quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
11,934 words on this townshipHistory of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Harlem Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
J., a daughter of Francis and Mary (Herr) Johnston ; her father was born in Franklin Co. March 9, 1808, and mother in the same county Sept. 30, 1817 ; they were married April 28, 1836, and had five children; her mother died Jan. 21, 1848, and her father was again married in 1852 to Sarah Ackerson ; her father is a Methodist and her mother was a Presbyterian. Mr. Babbitt followed farming three years after marriage, then engaged in the mercantile business for three years, when he sold out, commencing again Jan. 1, 1870, under the firm name of Johnston & Babbitt; Jan. 1, 1878, Johnston withdrew, leaving Mr. Babbitt sole owner of the business, which he still runs; in 1875, he was commissioned Postmaster, which position he still fills ; has held the ofl&ce of Township Clerk for six years, and is a member of the Galena Lodge, No. 404, I. 0. 0. F. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church at Hartford, Licking Co. They have one child - Francis L., born Nov. 15, 1864.
Passage source: History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880.
David A. and Martha D.;,her father was married a second time, which blessed him with John, Lorenzo, Roxa, William and Margie A.; the name of the mother of the last-iiamed children was Phoebe (Philips) Adams. Mrs. Copper was born Nov. 18, 1829 ;. she has six children by her union with Mr. Copper - Sarah A. (deceased), Arza E., Martha E., Idola (deceased), Emma, Nettie (deceased). In 1855, Mr. and Mrs. Copper went to Allen Co., Ind., and farmed one year, and then moved to Bureau Co., 111., where he farmed and bought stock; in 1860, they returned ' to Center Village, where he again resumed his trade, which he abandoned in 1872, on account of ill health ; he owns two town lots, one of which is well improved by buildings ; he is now breeding fine' Canadian horses ; the sire of his present stallion was known as the' Guerney horse, which lived to be 52 years old and held the record of one of the fastest trotters and pacers of this part of the country ; he has one of the finest road horses in the country; is brown-black, 11 years old, sixteen hands high, and weight, 1,400 pounds. His son, A. E., was born Aug. 26, 1855 ; his first occupation was peddling with a little tin box; at 13, ho began clerking for McNett & Barr, at this place, continuing one year, and has been engaged most of the time since for Mossman. Was married Nov. 12, 1879, to Laura, a daughter of Van and Mary (Marriot) Clutter; she was born in 1862; in October,, 1879, he bought Mossman out, and is now running a general store of all kinds of merchandise.
Passage source: History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880.
Ohio Dec. 31, 1856. He \?as married to Catharine, daughter of Jeremiah Loren, a native of New Jersey, born Aug. 5, 1805. In 1826, was married to Elizabeth Wright. She was born in New Jersey July 5, 1808. Shortly after their marriage, they came to Plain Township, Franklin Co., where Mrs. Loren died in 1840. They had six children ; five of them are still living. Mrs. Orndorff was the fifth child, born Aug. 20, 1835. They have four children living - Charles K., born Oct. 1, 1857, is now married and lives in Harlem Township; Prank C, born April 20, 1863; Joseph W., Feb. 18, 1866, and Elizabeth, born Jan. 31, 1870 ; they lost a pair of twin girls in infancy. Charles R. married Ophelia Bennett, and lives in Harlem Township ; the other children are with their parents. Mr. Orndorff and wife are members of the Christian Church. The first farm bought in Delaware Co. by Mr. Orndorff, was sixty-five acres, located one and a half miles northeast of Centerville. In 1876, he bought his present homestead, which contains 142 acres, and located one-half mile west of Centerville, on which he has a nice brick residence, with good barns, sheds, etc., and with a young orchard of about 450 trees. In addition to his farming, he is breeder of thoroughbred short-horn cattle, and Percheron-Norman horses. He is the owner of Gray Duke, a dapple-gray thoroughbred, imported Percheron stallion. Mr. Orndorff has a yearling colt of his that weighs 1,275 pounds.
Passage source: History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880.
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 Harlem Township - it names this place 16 more 16 times.
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Harlem in 2009, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 581 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 581 specimens collected within 10 miles of Harlem between 1875 and 1975: 527 Animalia, 30 Fungi, 22 Plantae, 1 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C Whitney, A S BRADSHAW, A. P. Morgan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | unnamed | 1896 | F. L. Stevens | Flint. |
 | Dothidea Fr., 1818 | 1896 | F.L. Stevens | |
 | Hypoxylon atropunctatum (Schwein.) Cooke | 1896 | A. P. Morgan | Preston |
 | Polioptila caerulea caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1875 | Muriealin, J | Flint? |
 | Hibiscus trionum L. | 1890 | Wilcox, E.V. | Westerville |
 | Draba verna L. | 1891 | A C Whitney | Westerville |
 | Bacidia schweinitzii (E.Michener) A.Schneider | 1894 | E. E. Bogue | Lewis Centre |
 | Bilimbia sabuletorum (Schreb.) Arnold | 1894 | Bogue, E.E. | Lewis Center |
 | Leptogium cyanescens (Ach.) Körb. | 1894 | Bogue, E.E. | Lewis Center |
 | Actaea pachypoda Elliott | 1895 | Parker, J.B. | Alum Creek |
 | Smilax herbacea L. | 1895 | Parker, J.B. | Alum Creek |
 | Trillium flexipes Raf. | 1895 | Parker, J.B. | Alum Creek |
All 581 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 Harlem: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Vans Valley Road Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harlem in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Harlem | 2 hurt, $1,000,000 | A tornado touched down in the southeastern part of the county, along Harlem road and then raced rapidly eastward to the Licking county line. Two high tension power line towers were bent over and 14 houses were either damaged or destroyed. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Harlem | $35,000 | The tornado quickly developed and likely reached the maximum intensity near the intersection of Fancher Road and State Route 605 South causing damage to a residence on the south side of Fancher Road. Multiple homes on the south side of Fancher Road had damage including blown out windows, garage door failures, and moderate roof material loss.||The tornado weakened as it crossed Fancher Road near Hatch Road and Kean Road, causing damage to trees in the area. The last known damage was found north of Fancher Road where an outbuilding lost most of its metal panels. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | $2,000 | Multiple shingles were blown off of a residential roof. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | $2,000 | A few trees were downed, blocking State Route 605 at Fancher Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down over the road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | $250 | A few large limbs were downed. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harlem | $100 | A large tree limb was downed. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Harlem | - | Several roads were under water in southeast Delaware County, including State Route 605. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerville Estates | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Lake of the Woods | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Windale Farms | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Center Village | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Keller Pines | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Maxtown (historical) | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hoover Woods | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ralph (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064793. 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.