Haven View, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Elizabeth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45373. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Christiansburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 72 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
15 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.
- 1914 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Christiansburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Christiansburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Christiansburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Elizabeth township, in the words of 1880.
Game
of 8quirrrfln1h,?t game abounded in the forests. The hunters killed large numbers encountered n Pbeafants' etc- Wolves, bears and panthers were frequently morning Thio* ^atcJ* that ^av*d H. Morris, Sr., killed three panthers in one boys to nw»ns« u.? °^d pioneer was very fond of hunting. He required his the ears was th sbooJ'bl^ daily ; when their record was poor, a general boxing of and difficult, 6 uf8-11*' Ammunition, though in active demand, was expensive every f 0Dtain* obviate all embarrassment, it became customary for sable artinlo his own powder.
In the 1880 county history
31,769 words on this townshipThe county history of 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Elizabeth Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Elizabeth Township - 31,769 words.
Fires nearby
2 since 2002The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Haven View between 2002 and 2002, burning about 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 174 shownMuseums hold 174 specimens collected within 10 miles of Haven View between 1835 and 1975: 145 Animalia, 15 Fungi, 11 Plantae, 3 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. R. Gaufin, A.R. Gaufin, H.H. Ross, Andrew R. Moldenke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | 1835 | Frank | |
![]() | Polyporus radicatus Schwein. | 1909 | Thomas | Troy |
![]() | Poria ambigua Bres. | 1928 | F.O. Grover; G.T. Jones | Brown, Chance Creek |
![]() | Carex albursina E.Sheld. | 1835 | Collector unknown | |
![]() | Carex emmonsii var. muhlenbergii (A.Gray ex Torrey) Rettig | 1835 | Collector unspecified | |
![]() | Gentianella quinquefolia subsp. occidentalis (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Ohio, in ditione civitatis Miami |
![]() | Cercosporina apii (Fresen.) Miura | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy |
| Marssonina panattoniana (Berl.) Magnus | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy | |
![]() | Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. arbuscula (Berk. & Broome) Nann.-Bremek., 1975 | 1897 | Thaxter, R. | USA, Florida, Cocoanut Grove |
![]() | Mermis Dujardin, 1842 | 1897 | F. Johnston | New Carlisle |
![]() | Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | 1903 | not recorded | New Carlisle |
![]() | Daedalea confragosa (Bolton) Pers. | 1906 | Fischer G. C. | Troy |
All 174 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
5 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Haven View: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipp Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tipp Stone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| New Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| New Carlisle Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tipp Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcony | 0.3 miles | 15 | |
| Brown | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Grayson | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Casstown | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Babbtown (historical) | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sodom (historical) | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Staunton | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Tipp City | 6.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048825. 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.

























