Mackachack, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43357. It stands on Macochee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kingscreek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.


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.
- 1914 USGS Mechanicsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Mechanicsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Mechanicsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Kingscreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Kingscreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Kingscreek quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 791 shownMuseums hold 791 specimens collected within 10 miles of Mackachack (historical) between 1862 and 1975: 752 Animalia, 20 Plantae, 18 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Selby, A. R. Gaufin, A. Spreitzer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. | 1911 | Errard P. | Bellefontaine |
![]() | Enallagma exsulans (Hagen, 1861) | 1930 | E. Williamson & et al. | [Not Stated] |
![]() | Dryopteris spinulosa (O.F.Müll.) Watt | 1937 | Brooks; Barghoorn. Howard. | Soringhills, Harison, OH. Ohio bog |
![]() | Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. | 1862 | W. M. Canby | Belfontaine. |
![]() | Nasturtium officinale R.Br. | 1862 | W. M. Canby | Bellefontaine |
![]() | Protographium marcellus (Cramer, 1777) | 1869 | not recorded | Bellefontaine |
![]() | Otus asio naevius (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) | 1874 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Trautman, M. A. (Mary Auten) | Logan, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Solenostoma crenuliforme (Austin) Steph. | 1877 | not recorded | |
![]() | Gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) | 1889 | McCormick, L. M. | Oberlin, Logan, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Gallinago gallinago delicata (Ord, 1825) | 1889 | McCormick, L. M. | Beaver Creek, Logan, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Dendroica virens virens (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1891 | McCormick, L. M. | Oberlin, Logan, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789) | 1893 | not recorded | Logan Co., Ohio |
All 791 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
2 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mackachack (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Johnson's Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macochee Castle | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| West Liberty | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Royal Coach Estates | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Valley Hi | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Pickrelltown | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Southtowne Meadows | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Iron City | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Zanesfield | 6.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1075166. 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.
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.
























