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Montra, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45302. The Survey maps it on the Jackson Center quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 73 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
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.
- 1913 USGS Sidney quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Sidney quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Sidney quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Jackson Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Jackson Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Jackson Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
13,758 words on this townshipHistory of Shelby County, Ohio, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Jackson Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
We, the undersigned, proprietors of the town of Montra, do hereby give, grant, and donate all the streets, lanes, and alleys designated on town plat of Montra as public highways for the use and benefit of said town of Montra.
Passage source: History of Shelby County, Ohio, published 1883.
The business and professional interests are represented as follows: Two general supply stores, by John Iseman and J. C. Elliott. One pump factory, erected in 1875, and since operated by J. C. Heintz. One steam saw-mill, erected in 18G3 by George Heintz, and now owned by Ailes &- Co. One hotel, owned and managed by N. B. Akers. One shoe shop, by Wm. Martz. One blacksmith and wagon shop, by Butchinhart and Heislon. One retail liquor store, by Michael Zwiebel. One school-house. Two churches, Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal ; and one resident physican, Dr. Foreman. The town, of course, took its w hole growth after 1849. At that time a few log cabins alone indicated the existence of the village. The first store was opened in a cabin, by one of the Mahurens, who sometimes carried his goods on foot from Port Jefferson. He was also the first post-master at Montra, and mailcarrier to Port Jefferson. For -four or five years he continued this business, as also that of cooperage and an ashery.
Passage source: History of Shelby County, Ohio, published 1883.
This society was organized some time during the winter of 1864-65 in the Montra school-house by the Rev. D. B. Rinehart, assisted by Rev. Smith, with about eleven members, viz., Elijah Holmes and wife, Mrs. Mary Foster, Henrj 7 Carter and wife, Samuel J. Piles and wife, William Baker, Elizabeth Kah, Joab Glick and wife. They held their meetings in an old log building in Montra, which was purchased by the Rev. D. B. Rinehart, including one-fourth of an acre of ground, repaired the building, made it suitable for church purposes, and donated it to the society. In this they met and worshipped for several 3 7 ears, or until the erection End completion of their present church building in Montra, which was dedicated on the first Sunday in June, 1879, b 3 7 the Rev. Roberts, assisted by Rev. J. B. Findle 3 7 , then the minister in charge. Trustees of the church are Joab Glick, John Arnett, Joseph Staley, Martin Smith, C. C. Elliott, and Peter Young. Class leaders are John Arnett and Mar 3 - Foster. Present membership is about forty-five in numbers. Ministers on the charge have been Revs. Smith, Crowell, Bulle, Howeson, Moltbee, Jemeson, Omerod, Herbert, Whiting, Findley, Spicer, and Boggs, who is now their present pastor. The society belongs to the Bellefontaine Conference, and the Montra circuit.
Passage source: History of Shelby County, Ohio, published 1883.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Jackson Township - it names this place 15 more 15 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 155 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 155 specimens collected within 10 miles of Montra between 1897 and 1970: 132 Animalia, 16 Fungi, 6 Plantae, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Arden R. Gaufin, C. Clark, C. Clark & R. Rhoades 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sorghum Moench | 1897 | Kellerman, W.A. | Shelby Co., Ohio. |
 | Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1939 | not recorded | Miami River |
| unnamed | 1897 | WA Kellerman | Shelby County | |
| Sorosporium reilianum (J.G.Kühn) McAlpine | 1897 | W. A. Kellerman | ||
 | Sphacelotheca reiliana (J.G.Kühn) G.P.Clinton | 1897 | Kellerman W. A. | Shelby Co. |
 | Ustilago reiliana J.G.Kühn | 1897 | Kellerman, W.A. | Shelby County, Ohio. |
 | Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828) | 1904 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | New Bremen, Shelby, Ohio, USA |
 | Campostoma anomalum pullum (Agassiz, 1854) | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Muddy Creek, section 27 Washington Township, estimated 3 miles N of Kettlersville OH, Washington Township |
 | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Muddy Creek, section 27 Washington Township, estimated 3 miles N of Kettlersville OH, Washington Township |
 | Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Muddy Creek, section 27 Washington Township, estimated 3 miles N of Kettlersville OH, Washington Township |
 | Erimyzon oblongus claviformis (Girard, 1856) | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Muddy Creek, section 27 Washington Township, estimated 3 miles N of Kettlersville OH, Washington Township |
 | Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 | 1905 | Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) | Muddy Creek, section 27 Washington Township, estimated 3 miles N of Kettlersville OH, Washington Township |
All 155 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montra in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2017: 1 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montra | $2,000 | Several trees were downed near the intersection of Ailes Road and County Road 119. |
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Montra | $1,000 | Water was reported flowing over roads across northern Shelby County due to heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Center | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Northumberland (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Anna | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Botkins | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Maplewood | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Swanders | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Port Jefferson | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rumley | 8.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065048. 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.
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.