Meadow Grove Estates, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43123. It stands on Gibboney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Commercial Point quadrangle.
Then and now
1923 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 63 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
12 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.
- 1923 USGS West Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1925 USGS West Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Commercial Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Commercial Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Commercial Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
In the 1858 county history
322 words on this townshipThe county history of 1858 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jackson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Jackson Township - 322 words.
Fires nearby
2 since 2003The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Meadow Grove Estates between 2003 and 2003, burning about 1 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 March 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 7,696 shownMuseums hold 7,696 specimens collected within 10 miles of Meadow Grove Estates between 1814 and 1975: 5,877 Animalia, 1,276 Fungi, 414 Plantae, 101 Chromista, 27 Unrecorded, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 19 V 1938 in original publication, Knull, =, ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Cintractia sorghi (Sorokn) De Toni | 1900 | Tyler, F.J.; O. E. Jennings | Columbus |
![]() | Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench | 1900 | Jennings, O.E. | Columbus, Ohio. |
![]() | Hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 | 1814 | not recorded | Columbus Ohio, Franklin, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Callimome strobiloides Huber, 1927 | 1821 | C. Huber | Columbus |
![]() | Solidago riddellii Frank | 1832 | W. A. Kellerman | A few miles N of Columbus. |
![]() | Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. | 1834 | Anonymous | Columbus. |
![]() | Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor | 1837 | W. S. Sullivant | Near Columbus |
![]() | Carex bullata Willd. | 1837 | Anonymous | Columbus. |
![]() | Carex comosa Boott | 1837 | Anonymous | Columbus. |
![]() | Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd. | 1837 | Anonymous | Columbus. |
![]() | Acris crepitans blanchardi Harper, 1947 | 1897 | not recorded | No Further Locality Data |
| Albugo candida (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Roussel | 1897 | Clevenger, J. F. | Columbus |
All 7,696 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
10 of 12 shownThe federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Meadow Grove Estates: 5 past producers, 5 producers, 2 plants. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus 210 Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Columbus Limestone #221 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Columbus Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Columbus South #210 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hart Road Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| J.P. Sand and Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J.P. Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lockbourne No. 213 Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Lockbourne Number 213 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Masons Plant Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Grove South | 0.3 miles | 12 | |
| Chestnut Farms | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Quail Creek | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Grant Run Estates | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ravines At Quail Creek | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hawthorne Woods | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Meadow Grove East | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Indian Trails | 0.8 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569036 | 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 2777937. 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.






















