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Hustead, Ohio

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Green Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45502. It stands on Pup Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clifton quadrangle.

Hustead within Clark County

Then and now

1904 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hustead, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Hustead, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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 1881 county history

6,597 words on this township

The county history of 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Green Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Green Township - 6,597 words.

Fires nearby

2 since 2002

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Hustead between 2002 and 2002, burning about 1 acres in total. 1 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
Natural1
Debris and open burning1

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
23 February 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
25 October 2002Naturalunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,360 shown

Museums hold 1,360 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hustead between 1840 and 1975: 888 Animalia, 329 Plantae, 136 Fungi, 4 Protozoa, 3 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 73.7; J.H., ?, A JOHN 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
Specimen of Cystopteris protrusa (Weath.) BlasdellCystopteris protrusa (Weath.) Blasdell1878Beardslee, H.C.near Springfield
Specimen of Conardia compacta (Müll.Hal.) H.Rob.Conardia compacta (Müll.Hal.) H.Rob.1910H.S. JewettNeff Park, Yellow Springs
Specimen of Hygroamblystegium irriguum var. spinifolium Mönk.Hygroamblystegium irriguum var. spinifolium Mönk.1913Henry S. JewettNeff Park
A photograph of the species Caulophyllum thalictroides, not of this specimenCaulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.1840Williams, M.G.Springfield
A photograph of the species Staphylea trifolia, not of this specimenStaphylea trifolia L.1840Williams, M.G.Springfield
A photograph of the species Funaria hygrometrica, not of this specimenFunaria hygrometrica Hedw.1846not recordedSpringfield
A photograph of the species Bidens bipinnata, not of this specimenBidens bipinnata L.1870J Y Bergen; T L BergenYellow Springs
A photograph of the species Bryhnia graminicolor, not of this specimenBryhnia graminicolor (Brid.) Grout1870J. W. Eckfeldtnear Springfield
A photograph of the species Bryum pseudotriquetrum, not of this specimenBryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum (Schreb.) Lilj.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Hygroamblystegium tenax, not of this specimenHygroamblystegium tenax subsp. orthocladon (P.Beauv.) Wijk & Margad.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Schwetschkeopsis denticulata, not of this specimenSchwetschkeopsis denticulata (Sull.) Broth.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Amblystegium serpens, not of this specimenAmblystegium serpens var. angustifolium H.Lindb. ex Limpr.1871H. J. BiddlecomeSpringfield

All 1,360 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

7 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hustead: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Canal Winchester PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Canal Winchester PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Demmy Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Demmy Sand and Gravel.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Keifer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Keifer Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
S & W Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms nearby

6 since 2013

The National Weather Service names Hustead in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2020: 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2020Flash FloodHustead$5,000High water was blocking the northbound lane of U.S. 68. High water was also entering a nearby building.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHustead$5,000Several large trees and limbs were downed along Hustead Road, Tecumseh Road, and West Sparrow Road due to thunderstorm winds.
May 2014Flash FloodHustead$1,000Young's Dairy Farm was inundated by rapidly rising water caused by heavy rainfall.
April 2020FloodHustead-High water was reported over West Blee Road.
August 2016Flash FloodHustead-Flooding was reported on U.S. 68 where 5 to 6 inches of flowing water was over the road.
July 2013Heavy RainHustead-High water ponded in the parking lot of Youngs Dairy due to heavy rainfall.

Every storm recorded in Clark 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
Hennessey (historical)1.0 miles16
Tecumseh Estates1.3 miles16
Oakgrove1.6 miles16
Peacock Acres1.8 miles14
Tiffany Acres2.2 miles16
Beatty3.1 miles15
Karen Woods3.1 miles14
Possum Woods3.5 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064882. 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.