BlockHessville, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43442. The Survey maps it on the Lindsey quadrangle. 174 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Population over time
2 figuresHessville fell from 214 to 174 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 214 | |
| 2020 | 174 | -40 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Lindsey quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Lindsey quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Findlay quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
18,478 words on this townshipHistory of Sandusky County, Ohio, published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Washington Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
He was an active and useful citizen during this early period. Two years later Mr. Ross was joined on section twenty-seven by Peter Morton, who also came from Perry county, and south of him George Geeseman made an opening the same year. Samuel Spohn settled on section twentytwo in 1831. The earliest settlers on the upper part of Mud Creek, in this township, were Jacob Moses and Joseph Garn, the latter of whom came in 183 1. David Grant, on section twenty-one, has already been mentioned. But to come back to the pike. Henry Forster and Daniel Karshner located on section fifteen about 1833. Christian Dershen came from Perry county and settled in this county in 1830. James Ross was the first settler on section twenty-two, 1831 being the probable date. Henry Bowman was the first settler and original proprietor of Hessville, south of the pike, and David Hess north of the pike, the latter, however, never made permanent settlement in the county. The property was transferred to his son, Levi Hess, who settled on the farm and laid out the north part of the village which was named in his honor. Philip Overmyer, with his family of seven boys, came to the township in 1833, and were among the first settlers of the northeast part. Previous improvements had been made in tlie part included in the original surveyed township number six, by Henry Stierwaldt. John Bowersox, Daniel Boyer, and M. Yeagle. Mr. Yeagle was one of the noted deer hunters of his time. The northwestern part of the township was not improved till a few years later, when the German emigration began. B. H. Bowman had a tavern on the pike in 1831, just west of Hessville. The first Germans who settled toward the northwest were John Avers, E. Humers, H. Bearing, and a few others. Until recently it was not uncommon to see wooden shoes and other native German habits of dress. Avers had a small factory for making these odd-looking articles of foot ware, or more ])roperly foot furniture. People never having seen them worn will find a ride to Woodville township interesting, for there they are worn yet by the women and some men at farm work.
Passage source: History of Sandusky County, Ohio, published 1882.
South of the pike, and between Ninemile Creek and Big Mud Creek, were several early improvements. John Mohler settled on Mud Creek in 1830, and a few years after built a saw-mill, which was the first industry of the kind in the township. David Deil settled on Mud Creek about 1830, and James Snyder the same year. Martin Garn settled in the south part of the township in 1834. The district west of Hessville, extending to the Madison township line, was not settled until the other parts of the township had been improved.
Passage source: History of Sandusky County, Ohio, published 1882.
Michael Fought, a native of Pennsylvania, married Elizabeth Cline, and removed to Perry county, Ohio, and from there, in 1830, to this township. Their fiimily consisted of eleven children, six boys and five girls, two of whom, Michael and Paul, are among the oldest pioneers in the township. Michael, jr., was born in Perry county, in 18 14. In 1837 he married Lydia King, and purciiased and cleared the farm in section two, known as the Fought homestead. Paul Fought was born in Perry county, in 181 8. He married, in tliis county, Mary Hettrick, who died in 1865, leaving thirteen children. He married for his second wife, in 1866, Sarah Parret, by whom three children were born. Israel, the fourth child, was born in 1844. He married Rosanna Lay, in 1869, and has three children- -Festus
Passage source: History of Sandusky County, Ohio, published 1882.
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 Washington Township - it names this place 9 more 9 times.
Fires near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Hessville in 2002, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 1,103 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,103 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hessville between 1825 and 1975: 1,069 Animalia, 20 Plantae, 14 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adams J. M. B., Adams J. M. R., Albertin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adiantum pedatum L. | 1880 | Keeler, L.E. | Fremont. |
 | Procambarus blandingii (Harlan, 1830) | 1893 | United States Fish Commission | Portage River, at Oak Harbor |
 | Lepiota morganii (Peck) Sacc. | 1896 | Day | Fremont |
 | Hygroamblystegium tenax (Hedw.) Jenn. | 1825 | T. Drummond | Banks of the Portage River |
 | Anas americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789 | 1880 | not recorded | Sandusky, Ohio, USA |
 | Larus argentatus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 | 1881 | not recorded | Sandusky, Ohio, USA |
 | Sturnella magna magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1890 | Harry S. Day | Fremont |
 | Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) | 1891 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Sandusky, Ohio, USA |
 | Neotibicen canicularis (Harris, 1841) | 1891 | not recorded | Fremont |
 | Ammocrypta pellucida (Putnam, 1863) | 1893 | Woolman | Sandusky River, Fremont, Ohio |
 | Esox americanus Gmelin, 1789 | 1893 | Woolman | Sandusky River, Fremont, Ohio |
 | Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 | 1893 | Woolman | Sandusky River, Fremont, Ohio |
All 1,103 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hessville: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibonsburg Plant Quarry | Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Gibonsburg Quarry | Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Gibonsburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gibonsburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hessville in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2017: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hessville | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped a large tree and flattened a shed along County Road 90 east of Gibsonburg. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hessville | - | Large hail (0.75") also fell at Clyde. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Hessville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Busy Corners | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Fourmile House Corner | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Gibsonburg | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gibsonburg Junction (historical) | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Helena | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Gabels Corner | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Stony Prairie | 5.9 miles | 13 |
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 Hessville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5896638 | 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 1064827. 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.