BlockJerome, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Jerome Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43064. The Survey maps it on the Shawnee Hills quadrangle. It stands 981 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1901 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 91 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 15 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 Dublin quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Shawnee Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Shawnee Hills quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
90,705 words on this townshipThe History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Jerome Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The township was organized March 12, 1821. As originally constituted, its bounds were as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Darby Township, thence east to the east line of Union County; all south to be known by. the name of Jerome.
Passage source: The History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883.
The first election was held May 10, 1821, for the selection of a Justice of the Peace. Clark Provin received the entire fifteen votes cast. James Ewing, who was then Sheriff of the county, Frederick Sager and Simeon Hager were the Judges of this election. John Taylor and John McCune were the Clerks.
Passage source: The History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883.
Human skeletons have been found in many of the gravel beds that abound along the streams of the township. They are supposed to have been the remains of the Indians who frequented the country. It was not uncommon for the earliest pioneers to find silver bx-ooches. They were of various sizes, either round or heart shaped, and had evidently been worn by the Indians. Some were several inches in diameter, and handsomely wrought, but they have all been carried away by the curiosity seeker. Flints, stone weapons and the badges of the Mound-Builders, have frequently been found in some localities. The collection of Mr. John Curry is, perhaps, the largest in the county.
Passage source: The History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883.
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 Jerome Township - it names this place 146 more 146 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 178 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 178 specimens collected within 10 miles of Jerome between 1918 and 1975: 177 Animalia, 1 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, A. Spreitzer & K. Borror, A. Spreitzer & W. LeGrande 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Empoasca fabae (Harris, 1841) | 1918 | H.T. Osborn | |
 | Erimyzon oblongus claviformis (Girard, 1856) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sugar Run, within Jerome township, near Plain City, Jerome township |
 | Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sugar Run, within Jerome township, near Plain City, Jerome township |
 | Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sugar Run, within Jerome township, near Plain City, Jerome township |
 | Ictalurus melas (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sugar Run, within Jerome township, near Plain City, Jerome township |
 | Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sugar Run, within Jerome township, near Plain City, Jerome township |
 | Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sugar Run, within Jerome township, near Plain City, Jerome township |
 | Pimephales promelas promelas Rafinesque, 1820 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sugar Run, within Jerome township, near Plain City, Jerome township |
 | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1943 | Rausch, R. (Robert) | Near St. John's Church, 5 mi. S. of Marysville, Union Co., Ohio |
 | Ambystoma texanum (Matthes, 1855) | 1944 | Rausch, R. (Robert) | 1 mi South from St. John's church, Darby Twp., Union Co., Ohio |
 | Dothistroma pini Hulbary | 1955 | Jewell Fred | Arnold |
 | Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) | 1958 | Ford, T. (Thomas) | Big Darby Creek, ust US 42, 1.9 miles NW of Plain City OH, Darby Township |
All 178 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jerome: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Division Quarries | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Shawnee Division Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Union Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jerome in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | $5,000 | Multiple utility poles were downed, causing a road closure at the intersection of Jerome Road and Blaney Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerome | $500 | A tree limb was knocked down along Mitchell Dewitt Road near the county line. |
| July 2022 | Flood | Jerome | - | High water was reported on properties along North Fork Indian Run. |
| August 2011 | Heavy Rain | Jerome | - | High water due to heavy rain was reported on Highway 42. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New California | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Arnold | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Watkins | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Darby Meadows | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dipple | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mill Creek Estates | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Buxton Meadows | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 8.5 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Jerome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14716532 | 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 1064909. 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.