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Hunter, Ohio

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Brookfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43724. The Survey maps it on the Cumberland quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hunter within Noble County

Then and now

1911 to 1994

The 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 sheet of Hunter (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Hunter (historical), surveyed 1911

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed 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

8,829 words on this township

History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887 names this settlement in its chapter on Brookfield Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Clark E. Green and his brothers, Oliver and David, were among the early settlers. The former was killed by the kick of a horse. Oliver was accidentally shot by James Hunter while hunting. The charge entered his head, killing him ipstantly.

Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.

Henry Hunter located near the center of the township about 1812, and near bin) his sons, James and Henry. Silas Hurd, from Massachusetts, located on a farm adjoining Hunter's. He married a sister of Captain Hill, of Zanesville. The family were noted for their musical ability, and for their interest in education. Several of them were successful teachers.

Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.

The farm owned by Newton Allison was entered by Adam Jonlan, who came from Gre:?ne County, in Pennsylvania. He lived upon the place until his death, after which the farm was sold to William Stranjithan, and by him to »Ioseph Covert. On this farm was erected the first school-house in the district. The school was taught by John Hunter, brother of Samuel Hunter. The windows were made of greased paper, and the door of clapboards. One end of the room was all taken up by a huge fireplace. That part of the farm lying north of the road was entered by Robert Lansing, from Vermont.

Passage source: History of Noble County, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men : Illustrated, published 1887.

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 Brookfield Township - it names this place 4 more 4 times.

Fires near this place

21 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Hunter (historical) between 2009 and 2020, burning about 13 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 burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources15250
27 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources15265
22 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources14105
14 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources14706
12 April 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources14385
6 March 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources1627

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Noble County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 41 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hunter (historical) between 1902 and 1974: 26 Animalia, 13 Plantae, 2 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adler, K. K., Tilley, S. G. & Wood, D M DENNIS, DAVID M SEVER 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 Daedalea ambigua, not of this specimenDaedalea ambigua Berk.1902Lloyd C. G.Glenwood
A photograph of the species Erysiphe polygoni, not of this specimenErysiphe polygoni DC.1912E. BartholomewCaldwell
A photograph of the species Desmognathus fuscus, not of this specimenDesmognathus fuscus fuscus (Green, 1818)1930Walker, C. F. (Charles F.)near Derwent, Valley Twp., Guernsey Co., Ohio
A photograph of the species Eurycea bislineata, not of this specimenEurycea bislineata (Green, 1818)1930Walker, C. F. (Charles F.)near Derwent, Valley Twp., Guernsey Co., Ohio
A photograph of the species Plethodon cinereus, not of this specimenPlethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)1935Hicks, L. E. (Lawrence E.)Sarahsville, Noble Co., Ohio
A photograph of the species Pseudacris crucifer, not of this specimenPseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)1935Hicks, L. E. (Lawrence E.)Sarahsville, Noble Co., Ohio
A photograph of the species Pseudacris triseriata, not of this specimenPseudacris triseriata (Wied-Neuwied, 1838)1935Hicks, L. E. (Lawrence E.)Sarahsville, Noble Co., Ohio
A photograph of the species Aureolaria flava, not of this specimenAureolaria flava (L.) Farw.1942Moldenke, H.N.Caldwell
A photograph of the species Dicentra canadensis, not of this specimenDicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp.1942Moldenke, H.N.Caldwell
A photograph of the species Dicentra cucullaria, not of this specimenDicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.1942Moldenke, H.N.Caldwell
A photograph of the species Hydrophyllum macrophyllum, not of this specimenHydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt.1942Moldenke, H.N.Caldwell
A photograph of the species Polygonia interrogationis, not of this specimenPolygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798)1942not recordedToledo

All 41 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hunter (historical): 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ava PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Guernsey QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Lawrence King Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Guernsey QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
King Quarries ExtensionStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
King QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ohio Power PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ohio Power PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Noble County

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
Scott (historical)1.8 miles13
Hiramsburg2.5 miles13
Ava3.2 miles13
Coal Ridge3.5 miles13
Glenwood4.2 miles13
Hoskinsville4.5 miles13
Belle Valley4.9 miles13
Renrock (historical)5.2 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065543. 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.