Mononcue, Ohio
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Crane Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43351. The Survey maps it on the Upper Sandusky quadrangle. It stands 2,690 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1907 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 79 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
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.
- 1907 USGS Upper Sandusky quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Upper Sandusky quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Upper Sandusky quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000
In the 1884 county history
218 words on this townshipThe county history of 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Crane Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Crane Township - 218 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 274 shownMuseums hold 274 specimens collected within 10 miles of Mononcue between 1885 and 1975: 258 Animalia, 13 Fungi, 3 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Acker, G., Allen, J. M., Blyth & Katz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Hister abbreviatus Fabricius, 1775 | 1885 | not recorded | Crane |
![]() | Margarinotus faedatus (J.E.LeConte, 1845) | 1885 | not recorded | Crane |
![]() | Phyllachora graminis (Pers.) Fuckel | 1900 | Bonser Thos. | Wyandot Co. |
| Phyllachora vulgata Theiss. & Syd. | 1900 | Thos. Bouser | Big Spring Prairie | |
![]() | Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 | 1901 | Thos A. Bonser | Carey, S. of |
![]() | Puccinia eatoniae Arthur | 1901 | Bouser Thomas? | Wyandot Co. |
| Puccinia fusca Wallr. | 1901 | Bouser Thomas | Wyandot Co. | |
![]() | Puccinia podophylli Schwein. | 1901 | Bowser Thomas | Wyandot Co. |
| Uncinula macrospora Peck | 1901 | T. A. Bonser | ||
![]() | Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1906 | Sterki, Victor | Tiffin |
![]() | Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 | 1915 | Goodrich, Calvin | Upper Sandusky |
![]() | Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1915 | Goodrich, Calvin | Upper Sandusky |
All 274 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
6 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mononcue: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claycraft Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Kuenzli Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mccarthy Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| H and M Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kuenzli Quarries Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
3 since 2017The National Weather Service names Mononcue in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mononcue | $33,000 | Several windows blown-out and roof damaged at dealership on the northeast side of Upper Sandusky. A semi truck was blown-over in the same area. Damage was related to a line of thunderstorms. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mononcue | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees just northeast of Upper Sandusky in and near Indian Mill Park. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Mononcue | - | Hail up to golf ball-size fell about two-miles ENE of Upper Sandusky. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Sandusky | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| South Park | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Douglass (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Smithville | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lovell | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Edenville | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Harpster | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bowsherville (historical) | 6.3 miles | 11 |
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 Mononcue | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28917049 | 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 1048982. 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.


















