Hollisters, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Butler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43028. It stands on Brush Run. The Survey maps it on the Brinkhaven quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1913 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 53 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
12 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.
- 1913 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
In the 1862 county history
9,843 words on this townshipThe county history of 1862 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Butler Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Butler Township - 9,843 words.
Fires nearby
34 since 2004The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Hollisters (historical) between 2004 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15815 |
| 5 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8446 |
| 20 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8566 |
| 11 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8508 |
| 27 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15200 |
| 9 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15582 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 239 shownMuseums hold 239 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hollisters (historical) between 1890 and 1971: 207 Animalia, 19 Plantae, 13 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C F WALKER, C. Stein, R. Johnson & J. Jenkinson, Collector unknown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Puccinia galii (Pers.) Schwein. | 1896 | F. L. Stevens | Hayden Falls |
![]() | Taphrina deformans (Berk.) Tul. | 1897 | F.L. Stevens | |
![]() | Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860) | 1890 | Parker, J. B. | Big Jelloway Creek, within in Knox County OH no other locality info coordinates approximate |
![]() | Aesculus hippocastanum L. | 1892 | Collector unspecified | |
![]() | Cornus florida L. | 1892 | Collector unknown | |
![]() | Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin (Farw.) Sheviak | 1892 | M. C. Ferguson | Gambier |
![]() | Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. | 1892 | M. Warner | Gambier |
![]() | Oxalis violacea L. | 1892 | Collector unspecified | |
![]() | Polytrichum commune Hedw. | 1892 | not recorded | Gambier |
| Rumex acetosella L. | 1892 | Collector unspecified | ||
| Rumex obtusifolius L. | 1892 | M. C. Ferguson | ||
![]() | Puccinia eatoniae Arthur | 1897 | W. A. Kellerman | Brinkhaven. |
All 239 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hollisters (historical): 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill Brinkhaven Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Briar Hill Martinsburg Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Millwood Sand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Millwood Sand Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuck | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Millwood | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Hill | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Umbria (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Esto | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pipesville | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Buckeye City | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Danville | 4.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1070382. 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.





















