BlockNashport, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Licking Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43830. The Survey maps it on the Toboso quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 56 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
5 surveys from 11 printed 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.
- 1910 USGS Frazeysburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toboso quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
6,899 words on this townshipHistory of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Licking Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
This township was settled by some of the mos remarkable men of their times; men who hel the destiny of all who have come after them in their grasp. And could these generations have foreseen the panorama of industry marked out by those hardy pioneers, it would doubtless have almost appalled them, so great were the hardships they overcame.
Passage source: History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882.
David Devore, according to some of the oldest inhabitants, came in 1802, while others think it was 1804. [Tle was running a mill on Devore's Run in 1814; his house was built of round logs, just east of the present village of Irville. John Thrapp came about the same time, and occupied Devore's cabin with him. Colonel Nathan Fleming came in 1805, and built a cabin on a site now within the boundaries of Irville; he died in this township, John R. Ragor came in 1807: his first cabin was built on land now owned by Leonard Stump; he lived and died on the farm he first settled. Leonard Stump came about the same time, and soon after entered 'one thousand acres of land in the tract known as the ' Virginia Military Land," and soon after built a cabin, which stood about twenty-five rods east of Cornelius Sidle's residence (in 1880) ; he built a saw mill on Stump's Run, now known as Sidle's Run; he died here. Solomon Wood came as 'early as 1807: he obtained, through his wife, a tive hundred acre farm, and built a log cabin on that part that has become the Newark Road, about two miles west of Nashport; Mr. Wood lived and died on this farm. Jonathan Wood came prior to 1807, as some think, or not later than that date, and settled on the site occupied by N. F. Claypool's store (in 1880) ; his cabin was built of round logs. He was a surveyor, had a compass and chain, and did some surveying. He died in June, 1824, from a rupture
Passage source: History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882.
When Mr. John Van Voorhis came, in 1812, he moved Mr. B. into another cabin, that he might occupy the Barrackman house. Mr. B. died in the township. David Vandenbark came as early as 1808, perhaps earlier ; in 1880, he was living on the farm owned by Mrs. David Vandenbark. Hon. Daniel Van Voorhis, living in the surburbs of Nashport, relates that when his father, John Van Voorhis, came into the township (in 1812), he obtained of Mr. Vandenbark, who had a tine young and bearing peach orchard, a halt bushel of peach stones, and planted them on his own place.
Passage source: History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882.
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 Licking Township - it names this place 17 more 17 times.
Fires near this place
33 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Nashport between 2011 and 2020, burning about 57 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 9045 |
| 16 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1842 |
| 3 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8628 |
| 5 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1841 |
| 23 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12545 |
| 17 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15210 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 101 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 101 specimens collected within 10 miles of Nashport between 1866 and 1974: 75 Animalia, 16 Plantae, 10 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Andreas, Barbara; Cusick, Allison, Bogue, E.E., Buker, W. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Asplenium pinnatifidum Nutt. | 1893 | Jones, H.L. | Toboso |
 | Mesolobus Dunbar & Condra, 1932 (fossil) | 1916 | Wilber Stout | Vanport. Hopewell Township |
| Arabis hesperidoides (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray | 1866 | Day, D.F. | Dresden | |
 | Cladonia symphycarpa (Ehrh. ex Schrad.) Fr. | 1894 | Bogue, E.E. | Black Hand |
 | Lysimachia quadriflora Sims | 1894 | Moseley, E.L. | Licking Gorge |
 | Smilax herbacea L. | 1894 | Moseley, E.L. | Licking Gorge |
| Hebata esuma (Goding, 1890) | 1917 | not recorded | ||
 | Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) | 1926 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Franks, R. W. (Roscoe W.) | Flint Ridge, Licking Co., Ohio |
 | Coluber constrictor constrictor Linnaeus, 1758 | 1929 | Goslin, R. (Robert) | Flint Ridge, Licking Co., Ohio |
 | Natrix sipedon sipedon | 1929 | Goslin, R. M. (Robert M.) | Flint Ridge, Licking Co., Ohio |
 | Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | near Frazeysburg, Jackson Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio |
 | Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | near Frazeysburg, Jackson Twp., Muskingum Co., Ohio |
All 101 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nashport: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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.
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nashport in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashport | $10,000 | Emergency management reported numerous trees snapped and uprooted. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashport | $1,000 | A tree was reported to be blown down on Route 146. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashport | - | Large tree limbs were downed in Nashport. |
| December 2000 | Flash Flood | Nashport | - | Minor flooding was reported on secondary roads. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nashport | - | Public report of an estimated 60 MPH wind gust. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Nashport | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Nashport | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Nashport | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Nashport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Run | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Claypools (historical) | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Irville | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cottage Hill | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Frazeysburg | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Shannon | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Woodcrest | 5.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1049001. 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.