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Marshall, Ohio

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marshall Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45133. It stands on Smith Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rainsboro quadrangle.

Marshall within Highland County

Then and now

1915 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Marshall, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Marshall, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 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.

Fires nearby

11 since 2003

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Marshall between 2003 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Debris and open burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 March 2020Debris and open burning5.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources15472
19 March 2018Debris and open burning2.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources12505
16 March 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
27 February 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources15086
27 February 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
27 February 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
27 February 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Highland County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,446 shown

Museums hold 1,446 specimens collected within 10 miles of Marshall between 1876 and 1975: 973 Animalia, 377 Fungi, 83 Plantae, 10 Protozoa, 3 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 14505, 14519, 14521 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Aecidium asterum Schwein.Aecidium asterum Schwein.1895F.L. Stevens
Specimen of Puccinia podophylli Schwein.Puccinia podophylli Schwein.1895F. L. StevensHighland County
Specimen of Mycobilimbia sabuletorum (Schreb.) HafellnerMycobilimbia sabuletorum (Schreb.) Hafellner1913Bruce FinkSerpent Mound
A photograph of the species Cordyceps militaris, not of this specimenCordyceps militaris (L.) Link1876W. B. CookeFort Hill State Memorial
A photograph of the species Asplenium rhizophyllum, not of this specimenAsplenium rhizophyllum L.1910Hopkins, L.S."Caves" Paint Creek
A photograph of the species Cystopteris bulbifera, not of this specimenCystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh.1910Hopkins, L.S.Careo, Paint Creek
A photograph of the species Diplazium pycnocarpon, not of this specimenDiplazium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) M.Broun1910Hopkins, L.S.Caves Paint Cr., E Highland Co
A photograph of the species Pellaea glabella, not of this specimenPellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn1910Hopkins, L.S.Cares, Paint Creek, E Highland Co
A photograph of the species Dizygopleura Ulrich, not of this specimenDizygopleura Ulrich & Bassler, 1923 (fossil)1921Bucher & E. Ulrich.5mi W Of Sinking Spring (Thin Cherty Layer In Lower Part Of Bisher Member)
A photograph of the species Cephalozia curvifolia, not of this specimenCephalozia curvifolia (Dicks.) Dumort.1924M. A. Taylor
A photograph of the species Cololejeunea biddlecomiae, not of this specimenCololejeunea biddlecomiae (Austin ex Pearson) A.Evans1924M. A. Taylor
A photograph of the species Conocephalum conicum, not of this specimenConocephalum conicum (L.) Underw.1924M. A. Taylor

All 1,446 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

2 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Marshall: 2 past producers. None of them 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Main PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Main PitLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Highland County

Storms nearby

4 since 2013

The National Weather Service names Marshall in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2023Thunderstorm WindMarshall$20,000A home sustained roof and garage damage off of Turkey Road. Trees were also downed and a small silo and barn were damaged.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMarshall$10,000Several trees and power lines were downed in the southeastern portions of Highland County due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMarshall$1,000A tree was downed along State Route 124 between Rocky Fork and Marshall.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindMarshall$1,000A tree was downed on Main Road due to thunderstorm winds.

Every storm recorded in Highland 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
South Beach2.2 miles17
Harriett2.2 miles16
Rocky Fork Point2.7 miles17
McCoppin Mill3.2 miles17
Highland Holiday3.2 miles17
Turkey3.6 miles16
Beaver Mill4.1 miles17
Carmel4.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1061475. 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.