BlockLittle Walnut, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Walnut Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43103. It stands on Mud Run. The Survey maps it on the Ashville quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1992The 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.
Compare 1914 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1914 USGS Circleville quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Circleville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
8,437 words on this townshipHistory of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906 names this settlement in its chapter on Walnut Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
As stated previously. Walnut Creek forms nearly the whole western boundary of the township. Little Walnut Creek flows through the township from east to west and empties into Walnut Creek in section 18. Little Walnut has many tributaries, chief among which is Turkey Run. The surface of the township is generally undulating, being considerably more rolling in the eastern part than it is in the central and western sections. The highest point of the township. East Ringgold, is several hundred feet above Circleville. The early settlers found this section of the county covered | with various varieties of timber, which con- I sisted principally of walnut, butternut, hickory,
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
Peters, who removed to Kansas ; Clayton E. Blue, Charles O. Hunter, E. M. Brinker. Charles E. Morris and Harley M. Snyder, of Columbus; John S. Hoyman, of Pemberville, Ohio; and Samuel W. Courtright, Milton Morris, Irwin E. Snyder, Charles Gerhardt, E. A. Borwn and Harry B. Weaver, of Circleville.
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
The manufacture of whiskey was one of the leading industries in Walnut township in the early days and continued until the building of the Ohio Canal and the construction of railroads, when markets were opened up to the farmers for their surplus corn. It was once said that from a certain point of view on a farm in this township, the sites of 34 former distilleries could be seen at one time. The township has also had its share of sawmills, as well as grist-mills. The first sawmill was built by Richard Ward, in 1811 or 1812, on Little Walnut. The next one was built by James Bell on Turkey Run as early as 1816 or 1817. William Williamson had a sawmill on Little Walnut as early as 1825. Many others were built at later dates, which no longer exist. John Hager, Sr., who came here in 1803, built a small log grist-mill on Little Walnut, a few years after his arrival. Hager built another mill about 1814, which was rebuilt in the '50's by his son John. It subsequently passed into the hands of -Samuel Campbell and became widely known as the Campbell . mill. James Bell, in addition to running a sawmill, also had a grist-mill on Turkey Run ; David Glick had one on Little Walnut. In 1838 Hugh Creighton & Son built a sawmill on Big Walnut, in 1846 putting in two run of stone for a grist-mill. The property afterward passed into the hands of Joseph Deitz and then into the hands of John M. Spindler, who made use of the grist-mill chiefly as a hominy mill. In 1879 there were four sawmills in the township, all operated by steam power except that of John M. Spindler on Big Walnut. The sawmill at East Ringgold, originally built by Aaron Stuckey in the early '40's, was purchased in 1871 by Absalom A. Peters, who replaced it with a new one and after a year sold it to his son-in-law, A. L. Peters. The mills of Lewis Scothorn and Emanuel Westenhaver were both built in 1877.
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
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 Walnut Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Little Walnut in 2009, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 2,862 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,862 specimens collected within 10 miles of Little Walnut between 1829 and 1975: 2,791 Animalia, 55 Plantae, 14 Fungi, 1 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, A. White, M. Trautman, T. Cavender, Abbott, R; and others 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Phyllactinia corylea (Pers.) P.Karst. | 1892 | W.A. Kellerman | |
 | unnamed | 1896 | F. L. Stevens | Big Walnut. |
 | Rallus elegans elegans Audubon, 1834 | 1829 | Florence, A. (Arledge) | Col Anderson farm 6 1/2 mi west of Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus A.Wilson, 1812 | 1876 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Darby Creek, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Lanius ludovicianus migrans W.Palmer, 1898 | 1877 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Goose Pond, near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Boddaert, 1783 | 1879 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Mearns, E.A. | Circleville near Scioto River. |
 | Empidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Niles Woods, near Circleville, Pickaway Co., Ohio |
 | Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1808 | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Scioto River bottoms near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
All 2,862 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 Little Walnut: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Spradlin Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Raleigh Spradlin Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm & Dillard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sturm and Dillard Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sturm and Dillard Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Walnut in 5 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Walnut | $4,000 | Two pine trees were uprooted and fell onto wires, downing them. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Walnut | $4,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Little Walnut | $2,000 | High water resulted in an abandoned vehicle along Hagerty Road just east of Route 23. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Little Walnut | - | North Court Street was closed due to high water between Bell Station Road and U.S. 23. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Little Walnut | - | North Island Road was closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhoads (historical) | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hagerty (historical) | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cromley (historical) | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brandon Court | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Millport | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bells (historical) | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ashville | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Suburban Village | 2.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048926. 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.