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Lake Milton, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Milton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44429. It stands on Charley Run Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Milton quadrangle.
Then and now
1908 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 78 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
11 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.
- 1908 USGS Warren quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Warren quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Lake Milton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lake Milton quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Lake Milton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Youngstown quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Youngstown quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 51 shownMuseums hold 51 specimens collected within 10 miles of Lake Milton between 1901 and 1975: 40 Animalia, 8 Fungi, 3 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by B. J. Crandall, B.J.Crandall, C. G. Lloyd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hypoxylon glomeratum Cooke | 1920 | C. G. Lloyd | Lloyd |
 | Agaricus sylvicola (Vittad.) Peck | 1964 | B. J. Crandall | Shawnee State Park |
 | Crucibulum vulgare Tul. & C.Tul. | 1964 | B.J.Crandall | Shawnee State Park |
 | Parascalops breweri (Bachman, 1842) | 1901 | not recorded | Ellsworth |
 | Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. | 1909 | Vickers, E.W. | Mahoning River, Berlin Twp |
 | Onoclea sensibilis f. obtusilobata (Schkuhr) Gilbert | 1910 | Vickers, E.W. | Ellsworth |
 | Clinostomus elongatus (Kirtland, 1840) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Meander Creek tributary, within Ellsworth township, near Canfield, Ellsworth township |
 | Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Meander Creek, within Ellsworth township, near Canfield, Ellsworth township |
 | Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Meander Creek, within Ellsworth township, near Canfield, Ellsworth township |
 | Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Meander Creek tributary, within Ellsworth township, near Canfield, Ellsworth township |
 | Notropis rubellus (Agassiz, 1850) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Meander Creek tributary, within Ellsworth township, near Canfield, Ellsworth township |
 | Rana clamitans Latreille, 1801 | 1928 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Ellsworth Twp., Mahoning Co., Ohio |
All 51 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
20 since 1995The National Weather Service names Lake Milton in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed many trees just east of Lake Milton. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $35,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down from Lake Milton to North Jackson. Also, the trained spotter also observed golf ball size hail in North Jackson. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed many trees in Milton, Jackson and Poland Townships. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $20,000 | The public reported via social media that strong thunderstorm winds snapped several large trees and that they were laying on power lines in the Milton Township area. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $15,000 | Two trees, along with power lines, were reported down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $3,000 | A tree and large limbs were reported down. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple trees near Lake Milton. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lake Milton | $2,000 | Nickel size hail was observed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $2,000 | Trees were downed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds toppled a tree along Interstate 76 near the Portage County line. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lake Milton | $1,000 | Quarter size hail was observed just north of Lake Milton. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Lake Milton | - | Hail up to nickel-size at Milton Township Fire Department in Lake Milton. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lake Milton | - | Hail up to golf ball-size in Lake Milton. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Milton | - | Power pole snapped along Northeast River Road on the east side of Lake Milton, about 1/4 mile north of Milton Road. Apparent downburst. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lake Milton | - | Quarter size hail was observed. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lake Milton | - | Quarter size hail was observed. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Lake Milton | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lake Milton | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lake Milton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Beach | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Blanco | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Craig Beach | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Canyon Park | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Fredericksburg | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pricetown | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Shillings Mill | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Shiltown | 3.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048896. 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.
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.