Higby, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45601. It lies in Opossum Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Richmond Dale quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1906 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1906 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Richmond Dale quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Richmond Dale quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wellston quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Richmond Dale quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
48 since 2005The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Higby between 2005 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 781 shownMuseums hold 781 specimens collected within 10 miles of Higby between 1923 and 1975: 706 Animalia, 50 Fungi, 20 Plantae, 5 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. C. Lincoln, A. Cronquist, A. Spreitzer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Aceria ulmicola Nalepa, 1909 | 1923 | Miller, A. E. (August E.) | Richmond Dale, Ross Co., OH, U.S.A. |
![]() | Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc & Daudin, 1801) | 1926 | ROBT ENDERS | 3 MI N ALMA |
![]() | Ammocrypta pellucida (Putnam, 1863) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Salt Creek, near US 50, east of Londonderry OH, Liberty Township |
![]() | Carpiodes cyprinus hinei Trautman, 1956 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1840 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868) | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Hybopsis Agassiz, 1854 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
![]() | Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
![]() | Micropterus dolomieu dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
![]() | Notropis deliciosus (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
All 781 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
8 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Higby: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Silica Inc Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Southern Silica Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Miami Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Miami Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morrison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Morrison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parry Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Parry Silica Sand and Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rittenours | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Richmond Dale | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pride | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Canada (historical) | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Antonis | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Rupels | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Three Locks | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Lickskillet | 4.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064834. 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.






















