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Houcktown, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45814. The Survey maps it on the Mount Blanchard quadrangle.

Houcktown within Hancock County

Then and now

1905 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Houcktown, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Houcktown, surveyed 1905

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

8,261 words on this township

History of Hancock County [Ohio] from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Together with Remeiniscenses of Pioneer Life, Incidents, Statistical Tables, and Biographical Sketches, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Jackson Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The first school house was built in 1832, and the first school was taught by the now venerable Aquilla Gilbert,. Esq., of Vanlue. At the time Mr. Gilbert taught the school there were no i)ublic school funds, and the compensation was one dollar and fifty cents per scholar, paid by voluntary subscriptions. The district included all of Jackson and Amanda townships, and if the " school-master boarded around," as was then the fashion, he certainly had to spread himself over a good deal of territory.

Passage source: History of Hancock County [Ohio] from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Together with Remeiniscenses of Pioneer Life, Incidents, Statistical Tables, and Biographical Sketches, published 1881.

Was one of the early settlers of this township. He was a man of limited education, but possessed a large stock of good common sense, sterling integrity, and a perseverance that overcame all obstacles. His life, whilst it was one of labor and toil, and in the early years of his residence here, one of privations, was so good naturedly enjoyed by him, and so cheerfully did he meet all the hardships and disappoinments of pioneer life, that he was known amongst his neighbors as "Sunny Sampson." He became quite wealthy, and had a well improved ftirm and good buildings.

Passage source: History of Hancock County [Ohio] from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Together with Remeiniscenses of Pioneer Life, Incidents, Statistical Tables, and Biographical Sketches, published 1881.

Was the son of William Ralston, and was born in Rockingham County, Va., in June, 1801. Whilst quite young, his parents removed to Wood County, in the same State, but now West Virginia, where he remained until his twentyfourth year.

Passage source: History of Hancock County [Ohio] from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Together with Remeiniscenses of Pioneer Life, Incidents, Statistical Tables, and Biographical Sketches, published 1881.

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 Jackson Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 254 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 254 specimens collected within 10 miles of Houcktown between 1883 and 1973: 237 Animalia, 17 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Auten, CL & LC Hubbs, CLARENCE CLARK 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Notropis boops, not of this specimenNotropis boops Gilbert, 18841883Kirsch, P. HBlanchard River, Findlay
A photograph of the species Esox americanus, not of this specimenEsox americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 18461893P. KirschBlanchard River, Findlay, Ohio
A photograph of the species Micropterus dolomieu, not of this specimenMicropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 18021893P. KirschBlanchard River, Findley, Ohio
A photograph of the species Regina septemvittata, not of this specimenRegina septemvittata (Say, 1825)1893not recordedFindlay, Blanchard River
A photograph of the species Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae, not of this specimenPuccinia mariae-wilsoniae Clinton1901W. A. KellermanArlington
A photograph of the species Fusarium culmorum, not of this specimenFusarium culmorum (Wm.G.Sm.) Sacc.1919Lewis H. L.Findlay
Helminthosporium gramineum Rabenh. ex Schltdl.1919Lewis H. L.Findlay
A photograph of the species Helminthosporium sorokinianum, not of this specimenHelminthosporium sorokinianum Sacc.1919Lewis H. L.Findlay
A photograph of the species Puccinia graminis, not of this specimenPuccinia graminis Pers.1919Lewis H. L.Findlay
A photograph of the species Catostomus commersonii, not of this specimenCatostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)1925CL & LC HubbsEagle Creek, due S of Findlay; Maumee River drainage
A photograph of the species Cyprinella spiloptera, not of this specimenCyprinella spiloptera (Cope, 1867)1925CL & LC HubbsEagle Creek, due S of Findlay; Maumee River drainage
A photograph of the species Etheostoma blennioides, not of this specimenEtheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 18191925CL & LC HubbsEagle Creek, due S of Findlay; Maumee River drainage

All 254 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Beagle (historical)2.6 miles14
Mount Blanchard3.3 miles13
Martinstown (historical)3.6 miles14
Arlington4.1 miles14
Pratts4.8 miles13
South Findlay6.6 miles13
Vanlue6.7 miles11
West Park7.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064868. 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.

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