Kossuth, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Salem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45887. The Survey maps it on the Spencerville quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 75 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
14 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.
- 1911 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Spencerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 664 shownMuseums hold 664 specimens collected within 10 miles of Kossuth between 1882 and 1975: 588 Animalia, 75 Plantae, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Wetzstein, Adler, K. K., Albert Wetzstein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F.Müll.) Watt | 1895 | Wetzstein, A. | St. Marys, Ohio. |
![]() | Equisetum hyemale L. | 1895 | Wetzstein, A. | St. Marys. |
![]() | Adiantum capillus-veneris L. | 1896 | Wetzstein, A. | St. mary's. Greenhouse |
![]() | Recurvirostra americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789 | 1882 | Uller, C. (Clem) | St. Marys Res, Auglaize, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Stachys aspera Michx. | 1889 | Wilhelm Schibler | Ohio: St. Marys, borders of Canal. |
![]() | Erimyzon sucetta (Lacepède, 1803) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | St. Marys |
![]() | Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | St. Marys River, St. Marys, Ohio |
![]() | Notropis whipplei (Girard, 1856) | 1893 | P. Kirsch | St. Marys River, St. Marys, Ohio |
![]() | Opsopoeodus emiliae Hay, 1881 | 1893 | P. Kirsch | St. Marys |
![]() | Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814) | 1893 | PH Kirsch | St. Mary's River immediately above (S of) St. Mary's; Maumee River dr |
![]() | Adiantum pedatum L. | 1896 | Wetzstein, A. | St. Marys. |
| Asplenium bulbiferum G.Forst. | 1896 | Wetzstein, A. | St. Marys, Ohio (Greenhouse) |
All 664 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
2 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kossuth: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandkuhl Tiie Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sandkuhl Tile Co Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms nearby
10 since 2008The National Weather Service names Kossuth in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 6 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kossuth | $8,000 | Numerous trees and large limbs were knocked down. A few structures also sustained minor damage. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kossuth | $1,000 | A tree was downed on State Route 197. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kossuth | $1,000 | Shingles were blown off the roof of a house due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Kossuth | - | A road was closed due to high water. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Kossuth | - | A road was closed due to high water. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Kossuth | - | State Route 197 was closed at the bridge between National Road and Lossuth Loop Road due to high water. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Kossuth | - | State Route 197 was closed from St. Marys Road to State Route 66. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Kossuth | - | Ohio State Route 197 was closed due to flooding between National Road and Kossuth Loop Road. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Kossuth | - | Ohio State Route 197 was closed from St. Marys Road to State Route 66. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Kossuth | - | Hail damage to corn and bean crops was evident. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Glynwood | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Moulton | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Bay (historical) | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Marys | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Paradise Court | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pusheta Town (historical) | 8.9 miles | 15 |
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 Kossuth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6433431 | 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 1070806. 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.
























