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Milford, Ohio
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Milford City. It lies in ZIP code area 45150. It lies in Happy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Madeira quadrangle. 6,582 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 548 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1898 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
19 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.
- 1898 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS East Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Madeira quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Madeira quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Madeira quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Madeira quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Madeira quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Madeira quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Madeira quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 1,408 shownMuseums hold 1,408 specimens collected within 10 miles of Milford between 1850 and 1975: 881 Fungi, 407 Animalia, 75 Plantae, 40 Protozoa, 3 Chromista, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 14753, A JOHN, A JOHN AND R KNOTTS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ipomoea lacunosa L. | 1877 | Joseph Francis James | Loveland |
 | Puccinia rubella (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Arthur | 1878 | James, F. | Loveland |
 | Xylaria Hill ex Schrank, 1789 | 1929 | Braun, E. Lucy | Goshen |
 | Fomes applanatus (Pers.) Fr. | 1850 | James D. L. | Loveland |
 | Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. | 1877 | James, J.F. | Loveland |
 | Polyporus hirsutus (Wulfen) Fr. | 1877 | James D. L. | Loveland |
 | Rumex altissimus Wood | 1877 | J. F. James | Loveland. |
 | Trifolium stoloniferum Muhl. | 1877 | J. F. James | Miamiville |
 | Fomes scutellatus (Schwein.) Cooke | 1878 | James D. L. | Loveland |
 | Justicia americana (L.) Vahl | 1878 | Lloyd, Curtis Gates | Loveland |
 | Polyporus adustus (Willd.) Fr. | 1879 | James D. L. | Loveland |
 | Polyporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) Fr. | 1879 | James D. L. | Loveland |
All 1,408 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
3 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Milford: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Camp Dennison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Camp Dennison Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms nearby
49 since 1996The National Weather Service names Milford in 49 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 21 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 3 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2002 | Lightning | Milford | 3 hurt | Three people were injured when lightning struck in Miami Meadows Park. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Milford | $2,500,000 | Hail damage to homes, barns, and cars occurred across the northwest part of the county, from Loveland and Miami Township to Goshen. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $60,000 | Over 100 trees were downed at the Cincinnati Nature Center. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Milford | $20,000 | High water was covering the road along U.S. Route 50 near Milford Parkway. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Milford | $15,000 | Water was reported over roads and some basements were flooded. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $8,000 | Siding was peeled off a house in Miami Township. Powerlines were downed as well. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $5,000 | A tree was downed onto a car. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $5,000 | A large tree fell and destroyed a wooden deck due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $5,000 | Trees were downed across portions of Union and Miami Townships. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Milford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Milford | $3,000 | The hail covered the ground. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Trees were downed. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Trees were downed. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | One large tree was knocked down near Milford High School. Two more trees were downed near Williamsburg. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Trees were downed throughout Goshen Township. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines were knocked down across town. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Milford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| November 2007 | Hail | Milford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $2,000 | Several small to medium size trees were knocked down in the Milford Area. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $2,000 | Three trees were knocked down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Price Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $1,000 | Large limbs and small trees were blown down by winds that were estimated to be 60 mph. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Milford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Flood | Milford | - | Klondyke Road at U.S. 50 remained closed due to earlier flooding. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Milford | - | Water was over the road near the intersection of State Route 131 and U.S. 50. Some minor debris was deposited on the road. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Milford | - | Several roads were flooded. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Milford | - | A tornado briefly touched down in an open field to the east of Milford. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Milford | - | Hall Run Creek came out of its banks. Several roads were flooded, stranding a couple of vehicles. A few homes sustained basement flooding near Milford. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Milford | - | Hail covered the ground in Milford. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Milford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clertoma | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Indian Knolls | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| South Milford | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Beverly Hills | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Beechwood (historical) | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Top-of-the-Ridge | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Romohr Acres | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Miamiville | 2.6 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Milford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2233852 | 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 1061523. 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.