Kilgore, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Loudon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44615. The Survey maps it on the Scio quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 92 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
12 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.
- 1902 USGS Scio quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Scio quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Scio quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Scio quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Scio quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
14 since 2003The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Kilgore between 2003 and 2018, burning about 53 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12705 |
| 23 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12909 |
| 12 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 820 |
| 12 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 223 shownMuseums hold 223 specimens collected within 10 miles of Kilgore between 1896 and 1975: 181 Animalia, 38 Plantae, 4 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A.W. Cusick, Allen, E. J., Ash, G. (Gail), Buchanan, F. W. (Forrest W.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Puccinia monardae J.W.Baxter | 1896 | Ashcraft | Near Middleburg |
![]() | Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) | 1905 | Ortmann, Arnold E | New Hagerstown |
![]() | Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) | 1905 | Ortmann, Arnold E | New Hagerstown |
![]() | Xylaria cubensis (Mont.) Fr. | 1924 | Leonard E. C. | Indian Lake |
![]() | Desmognathus fuscus fuscus (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Eurycea longicauda longicauda (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938 | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
| Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio | |
![]() | Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
All 223 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
7 since 1996The National Weather Service names Kilgore in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilgore | $50,000 | An NWS storm survey found a front porch broken off a home and the roof lifted...with damage to outbuildings and a grain silo. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilgore | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported a large tree down blocking traffic across SR 9 in Kilgore. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilgore | $3,000 | Trees were reported to be blown down along County Route 395. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilgore | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported multiple trees down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kilgore | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Kilgore | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Kilgore | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Corners | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Harlem Springs | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Perrysville | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Waterloo | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Toots Crossroads | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Petersburgh | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hickory Grove | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Pigtown | 7.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1064934. 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.
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.






















