High Hill, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Meigs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43727. It stands on High Hill. The Survey maps it on the Ruraldale quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 84 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
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1910 USGS Philo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ruraldale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Senecaville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Senecaville Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Ruraldale quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
6,413 words on this townshipHistory of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Meigs Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The surface of Meigs township is very hilly, the streams having cut deep ravines. through the lime and sandstones of the lower coal-measures. The soil of the lowlands is not of the best quality; that of the hills, composed of disintegrated limestone, is generally good, but deteriorated, to some extent, by injudicious farming. "
Passage source: History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882.
Meigs creek drains the southwestern portion of the township; Dyes Fork of Meigs creek, the southeastern; Collins Fork of Wills creek, the northeastern; and Dents creek, the northwestern portion. The branches of these streams ramify throughout the township.
Passage source: History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882.
This knob is the source of four streams, viz. : a branch of Meigs creek, one of Wills creek, one of Salt creek, and one of Kents creek - all of which rise within two hundred yards of each other. A mound crowns the summit, from which twelve counties are visible. Tourists often visit High Hill - as the Zanesville and Marietta Road runs by its base - to enjoy the delightful prospect.
Passage source: History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, 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 Meigs Township - it names this place 7 more 7 times.
Fires near this place
11 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of High Hill between 2013 and 2019, burning about 30 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15064 |
| 23 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 7385 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 217 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 217 specimens collected within 10 miles of High Hill between 1916 and 1972: 201 Animalia, 16 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adams, W., Adams, W.; Starrett, J., Adams, William 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821 | 1916 | O. | |
![]() | Tabanus sulcifrons Osten Sacken, 1878 | 1916 | O. | |
| Anthophoridae | 1916 | not recorded | ||
![]() | Bombus vagans Smith, 1854 | 1916 | P.R. Lowry | |
![]() | Colletes nudus Robertson, 1898 | 1916 | unknown | |
![]() | Linognathus vituli (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1920 | P. R. Lowry | |
![]() | Solenopotes capillatus Enderlein, 1904 | 1920 | P. R. Lowry | |
![]() | Strigiphilus Mjoberg, 1910 | 1920 | P. R. Lowry | |
![]() | Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1931 | Neiswender, M. D. (Mary D.) | Harrison Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio |
![]() | Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta | 1931 | not recorded | Philo, Muskingum Co., Ohio |
![]() | Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) | 1935 | Hicks, L. E. (Lawrence E.) | Philo, Muskingum Co., Ohio |
![]() | Coluber constrictor constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 | 1935 | Maslowski, K. (Karl) & Dambach, C. A. (Charles A.) | Blue Rock Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio |
All 217 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of High Hill: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Central Ohio Coal Co. Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Guernsey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ohio Power Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ohio Power Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Puskarich Limestone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names High Hill in 1 storm report in 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | High Hill | $5,000 | The public reported large branches down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeno | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Spratt | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Freeland | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Museville | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Coal Hill | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Young Hickory | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Clair (historical) | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Smith (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048835. 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.



















