BlockLewis Center, Ohio
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Orange Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43035. The Survey maps it on the Powell quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 printed 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.
- 1901 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Dublin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Powell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Powell quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
136,052 words on this townshipHistory of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Orange Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Since writing the above, Mr. Elsbree has met with a most tragic death by being gored and trampled upon until he was horribly mangled by an infuriated bull, in the stall where the animal was confined, the old gentleman having gone in by the side of him for some purpose ; thus, in the most soul-depressing manner, is put out the light of that most honorable and worthy citizen, who has contributed so much to the well-being of the community of which he has so long been a member.
Passage source: History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880.
MKS. PAETHENIA A. ELSBKEE ; P. 0. Lewis Center ; was born in the Empire State, Putnam Co., Aug. 26, 1827 ; daughter of James Fowler and Polly (Clawson) Fowler ; there were nine children in the family, Parthenia being the youngest. On the mother's side of the family, they trace their ancestry to the British Isles, being of Scotch-Irish descent. The parents of Parthenia moved to this county when she was but 6 years of age, and located in Orange Township, where they remained until their death - the mother in 1866, and father in 1869. Parthenia was united in matrimony tp Gustavus Elsbree. In 1827, he was born in this township, a son of C.
Passage source: History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880.
Center ; is a, native of Bristol Co., Mass. ; born Dec. 17, 1830 ; is the third of a family of five children, born of Ebenezer and Betsey (Baker) Gooding ; the Goodings are of English descent. Alden spent his youth and early manhood on a farm, having but the advantages that were afforded in the common school, and at the age of 18, he went to learn the carpenter's trade, serving the customary time, following the same about two years. His father, having had a favorable opinion of this country, suggested to Alden the idea of a removal, which proposition he acceeded to. and in the fall of 1855, they moved to Marion Co.; where they remained a short time ; ihen came to this county, and bought of his cousin, George Gooding, Sr., 120 acres of land, and settled on the same. Ebenezer died in January, 1862. Alden was married, November, 1855, to Missouri Newkirk, born in Fairfield Co. in 1837, daughter of John and Sarah Newkirk, a citizen of this county and township ; they have remained on the farm since their marriage, and have three children - William, Sarah and Johnnie. Mr. Gooding and wife are members of the M. E. Church. He is a man of very temperate habits, none of the family having ever even used tobacco. Has always taken an interest in the Sunday-school cause, of which he is a teacher.
Passage source: History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... Biographical Sketches ... Etc, published 1880.
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 Orange Township - it names this place 25 more 25 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 2,878 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,878 specimens collected within 10 miles of Lewis Center between 1850 and 1975: 2,704 Animalia, 94 Plantae, 74 Fungi, 3 Unrecorded, 2 Protozoa, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C Whitney, A S BRADSHAW, A. P. Morgan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | unnamed | 1896 | F. L. Stevens | Flint. |
 | Dothidea Fr., 1818 | 1896 | F.L. Stevens | |
 | Hypoxylon atropunctatum (Schwein.) Cooke | 1896 | A. P. Morgan | Preston |
 | Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1850 | Kugel, B. (Burt) | near Selma, Ohio, USA |
 | Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1860 | Ricke, A. S. | Carlisle, Ohio, USA |
| Vernonia maxima Small | 1871 | Collector unspecified | Scioto | |
 | Centronyx henslowii (Audubon, 1829) | 1872 | not recorded | Licking Reservoir, Ohio, USA |
 | Ophioglossum vulgatum L. | 1873 | Hussey, J. | |
 | Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1874 | not recorded | Sugar Grove, Ohio, USA |
 | Branta bernicla hrota (O.F.Müller, 1776) | 1874 | not recorded | Lake Erie, Ohio, USA |
 | Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon, 1834) | 1874 | Wheaton, J. M. (John Maynard) | Licking Reservoir, Ohio, USA |
 | Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1874 | Jasper, T. (Theodore) | Columbus, Scioto R., Ohio, USA |
All 2,878 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lewis Center in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | $5,000 | Several trees were downed near the entry to Shale Hollow Park. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | $5,000 | Numerous healthy trees were knocked down near the intersection of Short and North Roads. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | $5,000 | Minor structural damage occurred due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | $5,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | $5,000 | Trees and power lines. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Dubois Road. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | $500 | Several large tree limbs were downed near Glen Oak Elementary School. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis Center | - | The wind gust was measured on a personal weather station. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Lewis Center | - | Water was overflowing out of storm drains and onto the street near the intersection of Powell Road and U.S. 23. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Lewis Center | - | High water was reported on Walnut Blvd. in a trailer park. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lewis Center | - | Standing water about the depth of a tire was reported on area roadways due to heavy rain. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lewis Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Lewis Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lewis Center | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Lewis Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows At Lewis Center | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bryn Mawr | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Alum Crossing | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Willow Springs | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Olentangy Crossings | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Village At North Falls | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| The Shores | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Glen Oak | 1.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1057794. 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.