Madison Lake, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43140. The Survey maps it on the Walnut Run quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 79 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
11 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.
- 1907 USGS London quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS London quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Walnut Run quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Walnut Run quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the 1883 county history
14,061 words on this townshipThe county history of 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Union Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Union Township - 14,061 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 479 shownMuseums hold 479 specimens collected within 10 miles of Madison Lake between 1885 and 1975: 380 Animalia, 59 Fungi, 38 Plantae, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, B. Fink, Betz, E. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Physcia syncolla Tuck. ex Nyl. | 1893 | Ernst E. Bogue | |
![]() | Caloplaca sideritis (Tuck.) Zahlb. | 1894 | E. Bogue | Georgesville. |
![]() | Anaptychia comosa (Eschw.) A.Massal. | 1895 | Ernst E. Bogue | |
![]() | Chiloscyphus ascendens (Wilson & Hook.) Sull. | 1885 | W. C. Werner | Georgesville |
![]() | Buteo jamaicensis borealis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1889 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Frullania eboracensis Lehm. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Georgesville |
![]() | Lophocolea heterophylla (Schrad.) Dumort. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Georgesville |
![]() | Tortella humilis (Hedw.) Jenn. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Georgesville |
![]() | Anomodon minor (Hedw.) Lindb. | 1891 | W. C. Werner | |
![]() | Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P.Beauv. | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Georgesville |
| Leskea gracilescens Hedw. | 1891 | W. C. Werner | ||
![]() | Andropogon gerardi Vitman | 1892 | Werner, W.C. | Georgeville |
All 479 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 Madison Lake: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| West Jefferson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
9 since 1999The National Weather Service names Madison Lake in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison Lake | 1 hurt, $10,000 | A tree fell onto a vehicle near the intersection of Spring Valley Road and State Route 665, leading to one injury. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison Lake | $20,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were downed across the southern portions of Madison county due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison Lake | $6,000 | Half a dozen trees were knocked down at various locations between OH-29 and OH-665. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison Lake | $5,000 | Trees downed. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison Lake | $3,000 | A large branch fell onto northbound Spring Valley Road, blocking traffic. In addition, some power lines were downed in the area. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison Lake | $1,000 | A tree was downed along Armstrong Road due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Madison Lake | - | Several roads were closed around Madison Lake due to high water. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Madison Lake | - | Several roads throughout the county were closed due to high water. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Madison Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Chrisman | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hyde Park | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wilson (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| London | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Amherst Meadows | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Elmhurst | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Chevington Place | 3.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048944. 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.
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.





















