Madland, Ohio
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Bloom Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45682. It stands on Youngs Branch. The Survey maps it on the South Webster 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
1912 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1912 USGS Oak Hill quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Oak Hill quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS South Webster quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS South Webster quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Ironton quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS South Webster quadrangle1:24000
In the 1903 county history
4,336 words on this townshipThe county history of 1903 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bloom Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bloom Township - 4,336 words.
Fires nearby
95 since 1995The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Madland (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 818 acres in total. None started naturally. 34 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | POPLAR FLATS |
| 30 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5425 |
| 15 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | SILVER |
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | 132 TRUCK |
| 26 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | CLINTON FIRE |
| 24 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | SPUR A FIRE |
| 17 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | FALSE ALARM 04/11/10 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 57 shownMuseums hold 57 specimens collected within 10 miles of Madland (historical) between 1896 and 1974: 48 Animalia, 5 Plantae, 4 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Aschinger, H. (Henry), C. Stein, DUELLMAN, W 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Phyllosticta Pers., 1818 | 1896 | F.L. Stevens | |
![]() | Planesticus Bonaparte, 1854 | 1898 | not recorded | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Sayornis phoebe (Latham, 1790) | 1898 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1898 | not recorded | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1899 | not recorded | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Buteo jamaicensis borealis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1899 | not recorded | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Cyanocitta cristata cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1899 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Dendroica castanea (A.Wilson, 1810) | 1899 | not recorded | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Sitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 | 1899 | not recorded | South Webster, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Alternaria Nees | 1919 | Ricker A. J. | Wheelersburg |
![]() | Puccinia graminis Pers. | 1919 | Riker A. J. | Wheelersburg |
![]() | Puccinia rubigo-vera var. tritici (Erikss.) Carleton | 1919 | Riker A. J. | Wheelersburg |
All 57 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Madland (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonclay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bondclay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| South Webster Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South Webster Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Junction | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Andre | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hales Creek | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Lyra | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| South Webster | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Bondclay | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Scioto Furnace | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Eifort | 5.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1049397. 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.





















