Loudonville, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44842. It lies near Bald Knob. The Survey maps it on the Loudonville quadrangle. 2,786 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 965 feet above sea level.

Loudonville within Ashland County

Then and now

1912 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Loudonville, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet of Loudonville, surveyed 1912

On record in Loudonville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Businesses named in the fire insurance atlases 8 records

Baptist ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1893 to 1950
St. Peters R. e. ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1924 to 1942
Getz Bros. Marble WorksWorks, in the atlas of 1907
Nau, S. S., Feed Mill and ElevatorMill, in the atlas of 1913
Oliver, P., Planing MillPlaning Mill, in the atlas of 1893
Uilmsn HotelHotel, in the atlas of 1907
Union Public SchoolSchool, in the atlas of 1893
Zion Evangelical Lutheran ChurchChurch, in the atlas of 1907

Population over time

2 figures

Loudonville grew from 2,641 to 2,786 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, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. 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.

Year	People	Change
2010	2,641
2020	2,786	+145 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 printed 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.

1912 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:62500
1914 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:62500
1943 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:62500
1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Loudonville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1986 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000
1994 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000

In the county-history sources

38,759 words on this township

History of Ashland County, Ohio, published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Hanover Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

James Loudon Priest was born in Massachusetts, in 1769, and married Paulina Channey; he moved from Oneida county, Massachussetts, to Onondaga county, New York, and then to Crawfoid county, Pennsylvania. He came with a large family down the Ohio river in a dug-out canoe, and settled in Holmes county, on the Lake fork, about two miles from Loudonville, on the farm now owned by Jacob Schauweker. Slay 10, 1810, with Stephen Butters as his partner, he laid out the town plot of Loudonville; wrote all the first titles of the town lots, and the village was named in honor of him. He was a farmer and dealt extensively in real estate; was a prominent Free Mason and a Royal Arch Mason; was a Whig, and during the war or 1812, he built a fort on his farm, and kept guard there two years. He was an active member of the Baptist church. He died in 1822, at the old homestead, and was buried with Masonic honors. He was the father of fourteen children, of whom only two are living, viz: John, who married Barbara Workman, and lives in Ashland county; and Alonzo, who became the husband of Rhoda Clark, and lives in Holmes county.

Passage source: History of Ashland County, Ohio, published 1880.

John Priest, son of James Loudon Priest, was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, in 1807, and came to Ohio with his father in i'Sio, and settled in Holmes county. In 1 S3 5 he married Rebecca Workman, and in 1870 came to Ashland county. He is engaged in farming and stock dealing. In politics he is Republican. He is the father of eight ch'ldien, viz: Melissa, who became wife of B. E. See, and lives in Wood county; Elizabeth C, Normanda, wife of L. S. Culver, of Loudonviiie; Columbus D., who married Elizabeth McCrary and lives in Loudonville; Josephine, -who became the wife of James A. Hackett, and lives in Massillon; Morgan A , Ida M., and Agnes E.

Passage source: History of Ashland County, Ohio, published 1880.

Tioga county, Pennsylvania. In 1831 he first settled in Loudonville, and began the practice of medicine : was a J I doctor of the old school: was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he was a Democrat - one of the liberal kind, bitterly opposed to the fugitive slave law. In 1S56 two fugitives came to his house j early in the morning. He fed them and sent them to l Robei t Wilson, w here they were eared for and taken !h - j yond the reach of United States marshals, blood-hounds,

Passage source: History of Ashland County, Ohio, 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 Hanover Township - it names this place 53 more 53 times.

Fires near this place

13 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Loudonville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Smoking	4
Debris and open burning	3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Recreation and ceremony	1
Arson/incendiarism	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
4 June 2017	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	8368
5 April 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	8013
2 April 2020	Smoking	3.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	15655
15 April 2005	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	not named
12 April 2018	Arson/incendiarism	3.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	14825
24 March 2015	Smoking	2.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	1093
1 March 2017	Power generation/transmission/distribution	under an acre	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	7129
29 February 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Ohio Department of Natural Resources	3508

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ashland County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 551 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 551 specimens collected within 10 miles of Loudonville between 1896 and 1975: 516 Animalia, 30 Plantae, 5 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C ALLEN, A.E. Daugherty, Auten, M. 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.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze	1896	not recorded	Lakeville
Coreopsis tripteris L.	1896	Wilkinson, E.	Lakeville
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott	1896	Wilkinson, E.	Lakeville
Polygonum coccineum f. terrestre (Willd.) Stanford	1896	Wilkinson, E.	Lakeville
Pontederia cordata L.	1896	Wilkinson, E.	Lakeville
Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult.	1897	Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley	Vermilion Township
Agnetina flavescens (Walsh, 1862)	1899	R. C. Osburn	Loudonville
Neoperla mainensis Banks, 1948	1899	not recorded	Loudonville
Perlinella ephyre (Newman, 1839)	1899	R.C. Osburn
Equisetum × ferrissii Clute	1908	Hopkins, L.S.	Lakeville
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus	1909	Hopkins, L.S.	Round Lake
Carex comosa Boott	1911	Hopkins, L.S.	Round Lake

All 551 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Loudonville: 1 past producer, 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
	Washed Sand & Gravel Operation Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
	Youngs S & G Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Ashland County

Storms near this place

36 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loudonville in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$75,000	Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees, destroyed one garage and blew the roof off a barn. Another barn was blown down, killing some of the livestock inside. Crops were damaged.
June 2011	Hail	Loudonville	$50,000	A supercell thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail. Numerous vehicles and homes sustained damage as a result of the large hail.
April 2000	Lightning	Loudonville	$50,000	Lightning struck a public school knocking out all of the transformers in the building.
June 2010	Hail	Loudonville	$35,000	Golf ball sized hail was reported in the Loudonville area. A few vehicles were damaged by the hail.
May 2021	Flood	Loudonville	$15,000	Moderate rainfall fell over the Mohican Valley on Sunday May 9th. Rainfall amounts between 2 to 3 inches was reported between 6 am and 6 pm. The Black Fork reported flooding from well upstream in Richland County and again down in Loudonville where it meets the Mohican River. The Black Fork USGS gage at Loudonville exceeded flood stage on Sunday afternoon and reached moderate flood stage on the morning of the 10th, cresting at 11.3 feet. Flood waters inundated recreational campgrounds and liveries along the river. Due to the early season timing, there was limited population along the river, however damage was reported to numerous campers and some permanent structures.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$15,000	Thunderstorms produced a downburst which downed several large trees.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed six trees.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$10,000	Thunderstorm downburst winds estimated at 65 to 75 mph knocked down around two dozen trees in Mohican State Park. A distinct damage path approximately one quarter mile in length and 50 to 100 feet wide was observed. Most of the downed trees were 12 to 18 inches in diameter and were snapped near the ground.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$5,000	Numerous trees were reported down.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$5,000	Trees and some power lines were downed, possibly by downburst winds.
June 1998	Flash Flood	Loudonville	$5,000	Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding of some basements.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$4,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
May 1996	Flash Flood	Loudonville	$4,000	no account filed
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$3,000	Two trees were reported down in Mohican State Park.
November 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
March 2011	Hail	Loudonville	$2,000	Quarter sized hail was reported with this thunderstorm.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$2,000	A few large limbs were reported down.
April 2003	Hail	Loudonville	$2,000	Penny size hail was observed.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$2,000	Trees were downed.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$1,200	Utility pole snapped at 327 West Main Street in Loudonville.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$1,000	Four trees reported down in the Loudonville area.
March 2011	Hail	Loudonville	$1,000	Pea sized hail was reported with this thunderstorm.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
May 2025	Hail	Loudonville	-	Hail up to penny-size about one-mile northwest of Loudonville.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	-	Extensive tree damage in Loudonville. This included a 70-foot tall, three-foot diameter tree being downed.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	-	Tree fell and brought down power lines and poles in Loudonville.
September 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Loudonville	-	Multiple trees uprooted or snapped about five miles SW of Loudonville. Time estimated via radar.
May 2014	Hail	Loudonville	-	Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2012	Hail	Loudonville	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
May 2006	Hail	Loudonville	-	Nickel size hail was observed.
April 2004	Hail	Loudonville	-	Penny size hail was observed.
June 2000	Hail	Loudonville	-	Hail the size of quarters fell at Mohican State Park just outside of Loudonville.
June 2000	Flash Flood	Loudonville	-	Thunderstorms dumped two to three inches of rain on southern Ashland County in about an hour. The Mohican River went out its banks just west of Loudonville in Mohican State Park. A campground in the park had to be partially evacuated.
May 1998	Flash Flood	Loudonville	-	Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of several roads. The flood water reached a depth of three feet on one county road.
June 1998	Hail	Loudonville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ashland 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Perrysville	4.4 miles	13
McKay	4.9 miles	13
Idlewood Cottage Area	5.0 miles	13
McZena	6.6 miles	13
Mohicanville	6.8 miles	13
Widowville	9.0 miles	13
Lake Fork	9.2 miles	13
Hayesville	9.6 miles	15

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 Loudonville	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q925581	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 1061446. 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.