Locust Grove, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45660. The Survey maps it on the Peebles quadrangle. It stands 2,572 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1916 to 1991The same ground, surveyed 75 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
13 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.
- 1916 USGS Peebles quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Peebles quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Peebles quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Peebles quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Peebles quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Peebles quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Peebles quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Maysville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
821 words on this townshipA History of Adams County, Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .., published 1900 names this settlement in its chapter on Franklin Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
As late as 1820, bears, catamounts, wolves and wild ful in this region. One day in the autumn of 1817 the c Platter while playing about their home discovered a large c eyeing them from a branch of a tree in the dooryard. The the alarm and James Horn was sent for who shot the f and upon inspection pronounced it one of the largest of
Passage source: A History of Adams County, Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .., published 1900.
There is yet standing in this township the old log cat John A. Cockerill, the "Drummer Boy of Shiloh," and ; aging editor of the New York World, was bom. And aln of the old Cockerill home is that of the ancestors of White of the New York Tribune.
Passage source: A History of Adams County, Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .., published 1900.
On the old Trace north of Locust Grove in pioneer days stood a huge log building known as Mershon's tavern. When Dr. Cuming traveled over the Trace from Limestone to Wheeling, in .1807, he stopped over night at Mershon's and in his "notes" comments on the "fiddling" talent of the landlord's sons, and their entertainment of guests with music. He also mentions the fact that at Cannon's tavern "the stage coach sleeps on its way from Limestone to Chillicothe."
Passage source: A History of Adams County, Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .., published 1900.
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 Franklin Township - it names this place 2 more 2 times.
Fires near this place
27 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Locust Grove between 2003 and 2020, burning about 227 acres in total. 1 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 burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15275 |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15274 |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8725 |
| 18 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15796 |
| 17 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 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 814 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 814 specimens collected within 10 miles of Locust Grove between 1892 and 1975: 419 Fungi, 245 Plantae, 132 Animalia, 18 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Braun, A. J. Sharp, A.J. Sharp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Apiosporina collinsii (Schwein.) Höhn. | 1900 | W.A. Kellerman | Mineral Springs |
![]() | Anchylopera brauni Heinrich, 1931 | 1927 | [Not Stated] | Beaver Pond |
![]() | Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill | 1929 | Benedict, H. | near Fawcett |
![]() | Stigmella platani Fuckel | 1892 | Kellerman W. A. | Mineral Springs |
![]() | Phyllachora graminis (Pers.) Fuckel | 1900 | Kern W. A. | Mineral Springs |
![]() | Puccinia smilacis Schwein. | 1900 | W. A. Kellerman | Mineral Springs |
![]() | Baeomyces byssoides (L.) P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. | 1925 | Muegel, Harry R. | Mineral Springs, Oak Ridge |
![]() | Cladonia amaurocraea (Flörke) Schaer. | 1925 | Braun, E. Lucy | Mineral Springs, Oak Ridge |
![]() | Cladonia cristatella Tuck. | 1925 | Braun, E. Lucy | Mineral Springs, Oak Ridge |
| Cladonia fimbriata (L.) Fr. | 1925 | Braun, E. Lucy | Mineral Springs, Oak Ridge | |
| Cladonia uncialis (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg. | 1925 | Braun, E. Lucy | Mineral Springs, Oak Ridge | |
| Parmelia Acharius, 1803 | 1925 | Braun, E. Lucy | Mineral Springs, Oak Ridge |
All 814 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Locust Grove: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Run Stone Division Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Adams Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plum Run Stone Div Meigs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Locust Grove in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Locust Grove | $15,000 | A Child Advocacy Center was flooded with a foot and a half of water. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $10,000 | Trees were snapped due to damaging thunderstorm winds. This caused numerous roads to be closed in the area. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $5,000 | Several trees downed. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $4,000 | Multiple trees were downed near State Route 73. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $3,000 | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Flood | Locust Grove | - | High water was reported on several roads near Locust Grove. |
| February 2026 | Flood | Locust Grove | - | High water was covering the intersection of State Route 73 and Black Hollow Road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Locust Grove | - | Report of nickel size hail was reported by the public 5 miles northwest of Rarden. |
| January 2002 | Flash Flood | Locust Grove | - | State Routes 41 and 73 were impassable, and Route 247 was under water. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Locust Grove | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Locust Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Flat | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Smoky Corners | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Marble Furnace | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Peebles | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Beaver Pond | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Gap | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Louisville | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Louden | 4.8 miles | 16 |
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 Locust Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6666098 | The 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 1057814. 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.





















