Milligan, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Bearfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43731. It stands on Pussy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Deavertown quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1911 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 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.
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
35 since 2014The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Milligan between 2014 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1346 |
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8146 |
| 21 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1021 |
| 20 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4665 |
| 16 April 2019 | Other causes | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15170 |
| 12 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11230 |
| 12 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11766 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 188 shownMuseums hold 188 specimens collected within 10 miles of Milligan between 1890 and 1975: 153 Animalia, 17 Plantae, 15 Fungi, 2 Unrecorded, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Bergstrom, J., Buchanan, J., Buker, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pucciniastrum hydrangeae (Magnus) Arthur | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Rendville. |
![]() | Anomodon attenuatus (Hedw.) Huebener | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Anthoceros punctatus L. | 1891 | not recorded | Rendville |
![]() | Ascocoryne cylichnium (Tul.) Korf | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
| Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin | 1891 | W. C. Werner | ||
![]() | Callicladium haldanianum (Grev.) H.A.Crum | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Frullania eboracensis Gottsche | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Holwaya gigantea (Peck) E.J.Durand | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | [Specific locality illegible.] |
![]() | Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & E.Warncke | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
| Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P.Karst. | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | Rendville | |
![]() | Porella platyphylla (L.) Pfeiff. | 1891 | W. C. Werner |
All 188 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 Milligan: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannon Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cannon Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Crooksville Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms nearby
3 since 2010The National Weather Service names Milligan in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Milligan | $250,000 | The western Perry County tornado lifted, but its associated rotating thunderstorm continued moving over the central portion of the county. A new tornado touchdown occurred near Melon Hill Road about 3 miles east of New Lexington. This tornado reached its peak intensity as it crossed near the curved portion of Route 92, about 3 miles south of Crooksville. The EF1 damage was about 300 yards wide and roughly a mile long, including roofs and portions of roofs blown off several structures. Peak winds in this vicinity were estimated at 100 to 110 mph. This tornado continued for a slight distance into northwestern Morgan County. The tornado was weakening as it crossed the county line.||The total damage from the 2 tornadoes in Perry County included 12 homes with minor damage, 16 homes with major damage, and 8 homes destroyed. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milligan | $500 | Along Buzzards Glory Road near the Milligan township, numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milligan | $500 | Two trees were blown down along Tunnel Hill Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLuney | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Flatiron | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rose Farm | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Stringtown | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Misco | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Conway Addition | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Moores Junction | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lyonsdale (historical) | 1.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065778. 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.
























