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Leetonia, Ohio

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Salem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44431. It stands on Cherry Valley Run. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle. 1,833 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,017 feet above sea level.

Leetonia within Columbiana County

Population over time

2 figures

Leetonia fell from 1,959 to 1,833 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,959
20201,833-126 (-6%)

Then and now

1909 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Leetonia, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Leetonia, surveyed 1909

Compare 1909 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

10,050 words on this township

History of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879 names this settlement in its chapter on Salem Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

The following are in practice in the township: at Franklin Square, Dr. J. Burger, settled in 1859 ; at Leetonia, Dr. James Bertloett (son of Dr. 1). K. Bertloett), commenced practice in 1865 ; Dr. E. Hahn, settled in 1867 ; Dr. G. W. Bloom, settled in 1878 ; at Washingtonville, Dr. Jacob Buzzard, who began practice in 1849 ; Dr. Henry Bertloett (son of Dr. D. Iv. Bertloett), who has practiced since I860.

Passage source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879.

John Betz came, in 1804, from Franklin Co., Pa., and entered section 11 for his father, Urban Betz. The next year Urban Betz came to occupy the land, with his wife and five sons, - John, the oldest, George, Christian, William, and Frederick. A large house of logs was built where David Betz now lives. The axe in the hands of these sturdy pioneers soon made an opening in the forest where now the thriving town of Leetonia stands. A distillery was built soon afterwards, which was in use for many years.

Passage source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879.

David Hardman, in 1803, entered section 12 for his father. It was subsequently divided, Christian Meese, a brother-inlaw of David, receiving the west third, and David the middle third. The latter built his log cabin where the " Leetonia House" now stands. He moved in a few years to Unionville, and occupied the Wilhelm farm. He sold the old farm to John Yoder, who afterwards sold to the Leetonia Iron and Coal Company. George Wyrick bought the east third of the section. Jacob Anglemeyer purchased the Mease farm, and afterwards sold it to the Leetonia Company.

Passage source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879.

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 Salem Township - it names this place 50 more 50 times.

Fires near this place

5 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Leetonia between 2004 and 2020, burning about 1 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 burning4
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 June 2016Smokingunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources5006
9 April 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 April 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 March 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 March 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources15511

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbiana County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 402 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 402 specimens collected within 10 miles of Leetonia between 1884 and 1975: 186 Plantae, 179 Animalia, 36 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, Adler, K. K., Andreas, B.; Cusick, A.W. 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Adiantum pedatum L.Adiantum pedatum L.1887?Dense woods, Salem.
Specimen of Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M.KatoDeparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M.Kato1887Wilkinson, E.Salem
Specimen of Alternaria NeesAlternaria Nees1904D.F. Yenghing
A photograph of the species Asclepias incarnata, not of this specimenAsclepias incarnata L.1884E. WilkinsonSalem
A photograph of the species Cirsium arvense, not of this specimenCirsium arvense (L.) Scop.1884E. WilkinsonSalem
A photograph of the species Ilex verticillata, not of this specimenIlex verticillata (L.) A.Gray1884Shafer, J.A.near line of Columbiana Co
A photograph of the species Onoclea sensibilis, not of this specimenOnoclea sensibilis L.1884Shafer, J.A.near line of Columbiana County
A photograph of the species Thelypteris palustris, not of this specimenThelypteris palustris var. pubescens (G.Lawson) Fernald1884Shafer, J.A.near line of Columbiana Co
A photograph of the species Chamerion angustifolium, not of this specimenChamerion angustifolium subsp. circumvagum (Mosquin) Hoch1885Shafer, J.A.N.Y.P.U.O.RR, East of Salem
A photograph of the species Micranthes pensylvanica, not of this specimenMicranthes pensylvanica (L.) Haw.1885Shafer, J.A.near line Columbiana Co
A photograph of the species Platanthera lacera, not of this specimenPlatanthera lacera (Michx.) G.Don1885Shafer, J.A.; Hill, W.near Columbiana County line
A photograph of the species Toxicodendron vernix, not of this specimenToxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze1885Shafer, J.A.near Columbiana County

All 402 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Leetonia: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Chromium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kaiser Aluminum/ Columbiana, OhioChromiumProducer
Kaiser RefractoriesManganesePast Producer
Beaver Creek Sand & Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Beaver Creek Sand & Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Leetonia PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Neiheisel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Salem PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Salem PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Columbiana County

Storms near this place

18 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leetonia in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2010Flash FloodLeetonia$50,000Emergency management reported road closures with many small streams out of their banks between Leetonia and Franklin Square.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLeetonia$50,000Emergency management reported trees and power lines down near Leetonia.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindLeetonia$35,000A trained spotter reported trees and power lines down.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLeetonia$20,000Numerous trees and power lines were reported to be downed in and around the town of Leetonia.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindLeetonia$20,000Trees and wires were reported to be blown near Leetonia, with power poles also snapped.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindLeetonia$20,000National Weather Service survey team confirms a microburst in Leetonia in Columbiana county Ohio. The estimated maximum wind speed was 70 mph with a path width of 75 yards and a path length of 1 mile. 12 homes sustained damage, mainly to their roofs. 3 sheds were destroyed and 40 trees were uprooted.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLeetonia$5,000Trees were reported down near Leetonia.
July 2011FloodLeetonia$5,000State official reports streets flooded.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLeetonia$1,000A tree was reported to be blown down on Metz Road near Highway 164.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindLeetonia-A 911 Call Center reported a power pole down in the vicinity of Leetonia.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindLeetonia-Local police reported a tree down.
May 2016HailLeetonia-no account filed
July 2012HailLeetonia-no account filed
July 2011HailLeetonia-no account filed
May 2006HailLeetonia-no account filed
June 2006HailLeetonia-no account filed
July 2005HailLeetonia-no account filed
June 1998HailLeetonia-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbiana County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Washingtonville1.7 miles16
Unionville1.8 miles15
Franklin Square2.4 miles15
Southern Terrace Park2.6 miles17
Columbiana3.3 miles17
Longs Crossing4.1 miles15
Teegarden5.4 miles15
Salem5.6 miles16

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 LeetoniaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1924362The 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 1064983. 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.