Hords, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Big Island Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43302. It stands on Rock Swale. The Survey maps it on the Marion West 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
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 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
13 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.
- 1903 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marion West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Marion West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Marion West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Marion West quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
6 since 2002The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Hords (historical) between 2002 and 2002, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 July 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 July 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 19 November 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 378 shownMuseums hold 378 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hords (historical) between 1892 and 1975: 365 Animalia, 8 Fungi, 5 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Ogilvie, Acker, G., Baumgartner, L. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Catocala habilis Grote, 1872 | 1959 | not recorded | Camp Owens |
![]() | Elasmus albizziae Burks, 1965 | 1964 | J. Peacock | [Not Stated] |
![]() | Galium circaezans Michx. | 1892 | E E Bogue | Prospect |
![]() | Fusarium culmorum (Wm.G.Sm.) Sacc. | 1919 | Lewis H. L. | Marion |
![]() | Helminthosporium teres Sacc. | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
![]() | Puccinia graminis Pers. | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Prospect |
![]() | Puccinia rubigo-vera var. tritici (Erikss.) Carleton | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
![]() | Photinus pyralis (Linnaeus, 1767) | 1923 | not recorded | Marion |
![]() | Rallus limicola limicola Vieillot, 1819 | 1923 | Lyle D. Miller | Claridon, Lake Aquilla |
![]() | Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Grand Twp: along Tymochtee Cr., Marion Co., Ohio |
![]() | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Tymochtee Creek, within Montgomery township, near Meeker, Montgomery township |
![]() | Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Tymochtee Creek tributary, within Montgomery township, near Meeker, Montgomery township |
All 378 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
3 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hords (historical): 3 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Hamilton and Sons Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fleming Const. Co Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ri Alto Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Longville (historical) | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Big Island | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Colonial Acres | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Knoll | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Espyville | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Gurley (historical) | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Marion | 3.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1071758. 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.
























