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Lagonda, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Springfield City. It lies in ZIP code area 45503. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 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
15 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.
- 1904 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,094,640 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of Clark County, Ohio, published 1875; The History of Clark County Ohio,, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Springfield Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Clark County lies in the southwest central part of the State of Ohio. Tn shape it is an irregalar oblong, with its greatest longth on its northern line, It is vury fortile, highly cultivated, and is well watered by Mad River, Buck, und Beaver Creeks and their tributaries, which furnish a large amount of water-power. 'Ilo northern and eastern forks of Mad River join a little west of the eentrea of the township; the eastern fork is deseribed ng unequaled for fine mill sents; its eur reut very rapid, and the water never so low in the driest aenson as to interfere with the mills upon its banks. Lagonda, or Buck Crook, is spoken of as a swift and unfailing mill-stream. Withia three miles of Springfield, the County seat, are upwards of twenty good mill seats.
Passage source: Illustrated Historical Atlas of Clark County, Ohio, published 1875.
Un June 2, 1818, the County of Clark was divided into townships. 'The nume Springfield was given to the lands bounded on the north by German and Moorefield; east, by Hurmony; south, by Green: and west, by Mad River and Bethel. The surface is level; the soil productive. Fine turnpikes traverse its territory ; riilrouds centre towards the County seat; and the unexeelled national highway, broad and straight, gives easy access to and from the city in every kind of weather. Suburban regidences are numerous, and Lagonda and Bast Springfield ure growing villages.
Passage source: Illustrated Historical Atlas of Clark County, Ohio, published 1875.
This was an important epoch in the history of the Indian wars upon the Ohio region, and closes the long series of hostilities which had been kept up against the Western frontier, with but few interruptions, since the beginning of the French war in the year 1754.
Passage source: The History of Clark County Ohio,, published 1881.
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 Springfield Township - it names this place 13 more 13 times.
Fires near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Lagonda between 2002 and 2002, burning about 17 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 October 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 October 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 October 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 851 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 851 specimens collected within 10 miles of Lagonda between 1840 and 1975: 537 Animalia, 256 Plantae, 57 Fungi, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 73.7; J.H., A. Barron, A. M. Evans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cystopteris protrusa (Weath.) Blasdell | 1878 | Beardslee, H.C. | near Springfield |
 | Urocystis colchici (Schltdl.) Rabenh. | 1916 | W.G. Stover; E.C. Leonard | near Springfield |
 | Ustilago heufleri Fuckel | 1917 | E.R. Leonard | |
 | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. | 1840 | Williams, M.G. | Springfield |
 | Staphylea trifolia L. | 1840 | Williams, M.G. | Springfield |
 | Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. | 1846 | not recorded | Springfield |
 | Bryhnia graminicolor (Brid.) Grout | 1870 | J. W. Eckfeldt | near Springfield |
 | Bryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum (Schreb.) Lilj. | 1870 | J. W. Eckfeldt | Springfield |
 | Hygroamblystegium tenax subsp. orthocladon (P.Beauv.) Wijk & Margad. | 1870 | J. W. Eckfeldt | Springfield |
 | Schwetschkeopsis denticulata (Sull.) Broth. | 1870 | J. W. Eckfeldt | Springfield |
 | Amblystegium serpens var. angustifolium H.Lindb. ex Limpr. | 1871 | H. J. Biddlecome | Springfield |
 | Asterella tenella (L.) P.Beauv. | 1871 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Springfield |
All 851 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 Lagonda: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eagle City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Springfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Springfield Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Springfield Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lagonda in 1 storm report between 2020 and 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lagonda | $250 | Branches approximately 2-3 inches in diameter were broken in northeastern Springfield. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warder Park | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Oakcrest | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Miracle Mile | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Olympic Hills | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| North Hill | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Eastview Heights | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Layne | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Holiday Hills | 1.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1051390. 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.
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.