Indian Head Village, Ohio
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Canaan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44217. The Survey maps it on the Creston quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 93 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
9 surveys from 16 printed 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.
- 1901 USGS Wooster quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Wooster quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Creston quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Creston quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,147 words on this townshipHistory of Wayne County, Ohio, published 1910 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Canaan Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Canaan Township - 1,147 words.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 91 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 91 specimens collected within 10 miles of Indian Head Village between 1896 and 1973: 62 Animalia, 23 Plantae, 4 Fungi, 2 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C ALLEN, Bruce Fink, Collector(s): Woodrow W. Goodpaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Cercosporina apii (Fresen.) Miura | 1896 | Selby A. D. | Creston |
![]() | Pseudoperonospora cubensis (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Rostovzev | 1897 | Selby, A. D. | Creston |
![]() | Solanum carolinense L. | 1898 | Duvel, J.W.T | Creston |
![]() | Apios americana Medik. | 1899 | Selby, A.D. | Doner's Lake |
![]() | Aster simplex C.C.Chang | 1899 | Selby, A.D. | near Smithville |
![]() | Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Muhl. | 1899 | Selby, A.D.; Duvel, J.W.T | Peewee Hollow |
![]() | Elymus virginicus L. | 1899 | Selby, A.D. | by Chippewa Creek, Easton |
![]() | Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud. | 1899 | Selby, A.D. | Sterling |
![]() | Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E.B.Alexeev | 1899 | Selby, A.D. | Armstrong |
![]() | Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. | 1899 | Selby, A.D.; Duvel, J.W.T | N of Armstrong |
![]() | Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A.Gray | 1899 | Selby, A.D.; Duvel, J.W.T | N of Armstrong |
![]() | Lechea racemulosa Michx. | 1899 | Selby, A.D.; Duvel, J.W.T | Peewee Hollow, Congress Twp |
All 91 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Indian Head Village: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lodi Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ramsier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ramsier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seville Sand and Gravel, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Jackson | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Canaan | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sterling | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Johnsons Corners | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hermanville | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Burbank | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Douglas (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122550029 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2557753. 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.




















