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Needmore, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45833. The Survey maps it on the Delphos quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 75 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
14 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 Delphos quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Delphos 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
- 1960 USGS Delphos quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Delphos quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Delphos quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000
In the 1885 county history
31,041 words on this townshipThe county history of 1885 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Marion Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Marion Township - 31,041 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 253 shownMuseums hold 253 specimens collected within 10 miles of Needmore (historical) between 1865 and 1975: 251 Animalia, 2 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by *ood, Almen N., Buhlman, M. & Buhlman, M., Bureau of Fisheries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 | 1908 | not recorded | Auglaize River, Defiance |
 | Ligumia recta (Lamarck, 1819) | 1908 | Bureau of Fisheries | Auglaize River, Defiance |
 | Quadrula pustulosa (I.Lea, 1831) | 1908 | not recorded | Auglaize River, Defiance |
 | Lophanthus nepetoides (L.) Benth. | 1865 | Holzer, L. | Delphos |
 | Hybopsis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Auglaize River, within Amanda township, near Spencerville, Amanda township |
 | Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Auglaize River, within Amanda township, near Spencerville, Amanda township |
 | Notropis boops Gilbert, 1884 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Auglaize River, within Amanda township, near Spencerville, Amanda township |
 | Notropis rubellus (Agassiz, 1850) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Auglaize River, within Amanda township, near Spencerville, Amanda township |
 | Notropis umbratilis (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Auglaize River, within Amanda township, near Spencerville, Amanda township |
 | Notropis volucellus volucellus | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Auglaize River, within Amanda township, near Spencerville, Amanda township |
 | Opsopoeodus emiliae Hay, 1881 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Auglaize River, within Amanda township, near Spencerville, Amanda township |
 | Lepomis humilis (Girard, 1858) | 1939 | Roszman, F. D. | Jennings Creek, within Van Wert Co, Van Wert County, township n/a |
All 253 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 Needmore (historical): 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suever Stone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Delphos Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Suever Stone Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southworth | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hartford (historical) | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Scotts Crossing | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Holland Court | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Conant | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Landeck | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Delphos | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Village Courts I | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1053372. 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.