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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Idlewild, Ohio

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cincinnati City. It lies in ZIP code area 45207. The Survey maps it on the Cincinnati East quadrangle.

Idlewild within Hamilton County

Then and now

1898 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Idlewild, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Idlewild, surveyed 1898

Topographic sheets covering this place

19 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.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 6,659 shown

Museums hold 6,659 specimens collected within 10 miles of Idlewild between 1819 and 1975: 3,394 Fungi, 1,897 Animalia, 931 Plantae, 385 Protozoa, 32 Unrecorded, 19 Chromista, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A Schwartz, A. Braun, A. F. Braun 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 Clavaria striata Pers.Clavaria striata Pers.1899Aiken, Walter H.College Hill
Specimen of Corticium polyporoideum Berk. & M.A.CurtisCorticium polyporoideum Berk. & M.A.Curtis1899C.G. LloydCincinnati
Specimen of Microsphaera diffusa Cooke & PeckMicrosphaera diffusa Cooke & Peck1899Aiken, Walter H.Cincinnati
A photograph of the species Quercus leana, not of this specimenQuercus × leana Nutt.1819Thomas Nuttall3 miles North of Cincinnati
A photograph of the species Atrichum angustatum, not of this specimenAtrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp.1820T. G. Leaprobably Cincinnatti
A photograph of the species Barbula unguiculata, not of this specimenBarbula unguiculata Hedw.1820T. G. Leaprobably Cincinnatti
A photograph of the species Sebacina calcea, not of this specimenSebacina calcea (Pers.) Bres.1827Lloyd C. G.Linwood
A photograph of the species Rhus venenata, not of this specimenRhus venenata DC.1830Clark, JosephNorth of Cincinnati
A photograph of the species Equisetum arvense, not of this specimenEquisetum arvense L.1834Short, Charles Wilkins; Lea, Thomas G.Cincinnati
A photograph of the species Carex comosa, not of this specimenCarex comosa Boott1835Collector unspecifiedIn citivate Ohio prope Cincinnati. [Inferred locality from precise loc.]
A photograph of the species Carex lupulina, not of this specimenCarex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd.1835Joseph C. FrankCincinnati.
Albugo candida (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Roussel1897Kellerman, W.A.College Hill

All 6,659 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

5 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Idlewild: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Titanium, Tin, Lead, Antimony. 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
Avril Co/ Cincinnati, OhioTin, Lead, AntimonyUnknown
Continental Mineral/ Sharonville OhZirconium, TitaniumUnknown
N L Industries/ Cincinnati, OhioZirconiumUnknown
George L. Rack PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
George L. Rack PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Hamilton County

Storms nearby

21 since 2008

The National Weather Service names Idlewild in 21 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 flood, 1 hail. 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
May 2024Flash FloodIdlewild$500,000Three to four inches of rain fell across much of Hamilton County in about a two hour period during the late evening hours. This caused widespread areas of high water with water flowing across several roadways. Many homes and apartment complexes were flooded across the west and north sides of Cincinnati. Several high water rescues were also needed.
August 2016Flash FloodIdlewild$10,000Minor flooding was reported in several classrooms at Xavier University.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$5,000A tree was downed, causing damage to a car and some minor property damage.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$5,000A tree fell on a roof in East Walnut Hills due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2013Flash FloodIdlewild$5,000A mud slide due to heavy rainfall closed part of Columbia Parkway near Kemper Lane.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$3,000Several trees were downed in East Walnut Hills.
June 2008HailIdlewild$3,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$2,000Several large trees were downed in the North Avondale area.
May 2008FloodIdlewild$2,000Several roads had high water in the city of Cincinnati.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$1,000A tree was downed across Keys Crescent near Madison Road.
July 2013Flash FloodIdlewild$1,000Drainage ditches were overflowing into streets of the city due to heavy rainfall.
July 2013Flash FloodIdlewild$1,000Water was flowing over roads in Mount Auburn due to heavy rainfall.
January 2012FloodIdlewild$1,000Several inches of standing water due to heavy rain was reported on Jefferson Avenue near Daniels Street.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$1,000Large limbs were downed near downtown due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$500A tree was downed at the corner of Oak and May Streets.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindIdlewild$100A large branch was downed along I-71 near Florence Avenue.
June 2021FloodIdlewild-High water was reported on Foraker Avenue.
February 2018Flash FloodIdlewild-Water was flowing down Dorchester Avenue near Reading Road in Cincinnati.
March 2017FloodIdlewild-Columbia Parkway remained closed due to high water.
August 2016Flash FloodIdlewild-Interstate 71 was shut down in both directions near Victory Parkway.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindIdlewild-Multiple large tree limbs were downed near Grandview Avenue and Fleming Street.

Every storm recorded in Hamilton 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
Idlewood0.3 miles19
Evanston0.5 miles19
Avondale0.9 miles19
Woodburn1.1 miles19
Norwood1.2 miles19
O'Bryonsville1.3 miles19
Walnut Hills1.3 miles19
Peebles Corner1.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1083195. 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.

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.