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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

New Vienna, Ohio

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Green Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45159. The Survey maps it on the New Vienna quadrangle. 1,108 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,122 feet above sea level.

New Vienna within Clinton County

Population over time

2 figures

New Vienna fell from 1,224 to 1,108 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,224
20201,108-116 (-9%)

Then and now

1917 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of New Vienna, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of New Vienna, surveyed 1917

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

3,412 words on this township

History of Clinton County Ohio, published 1915 names this settlement in its chapter on Green Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

As one bit of living organism will attract others. so this small settlement in the far-off wilderness served as a nucleus around which many others gathered. Joshua and Stephen Hussey emigrated from North Carolina. their native state. in the year 1806-07 and bought land in this township, a portion of which is included in the present limits of the town of New Vienna. The first house built by these brothers was only a_ short distance from New Vienna. Charles Harris. who was the father of Elisha Harris. bought a tract of land in this township and began the work of improving it and getting it under cultivation. About the same time. Thomas Cox. who was the father of Vincent Cox. of New Vienna. settled here. Other early settlers who assisted in the upbuilding of the township. are Joseph Anthony, William Noble, Sr... Aaron Cox and Eliha Noble. Charles Harris built the "Snow Hill house." and opened a tavern there. probably the first opened in the county. Mr. Harris's brother-in-law. Samuel Wasson. built a house about the same time and near the Snow Hill house and commenced to entertain travelers.

Passage source: History of Clinton County Ohio, published 1915.

In 1829, Stephen Hussey and William Reese opened a store in a building that stood where the present residence of William Triplett stands. This was the first business of its kind ever conducted in New Vienna. They sold their goods to Thomas Hussey and Henry Kennedy. These gentlemen were afterward succeeded in business by George Townsend and he by Judge Isaac Thornburg.

Passage source: History of Clinton County Ohio, published 1915.

The first hotel in New Vienna was kept by Girard Morgan on the lot now occupied by the residence of Frank W. Hadley. John E. Dalton was the first practicing physician of the village. Granville Osborne was the first. as well as the present, tinner of the town, and John Spears, the principal blacksmith.

Passage source: History of Clinton County Ohio, published 1915.

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 Green Township - it names this place 11 more 11 times.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

E. Harris House, State Route No. 73, New Vienna, Clinton County, OH
E. Harris House, State Route No. 73, New Vienna, Clinton County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Fires near this place

3 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of New Vienna between 2002 and 2002, burning about 0 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Arson/incendiarism2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 April 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
8 February 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
16 November 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clinton County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 285 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 285 specimens collected within 10 miles of New Vienna between 1892 and 1974: 138 Fungi, 125 Animalia, 12 Protozoa, 9 Plantae, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. R. Gaufin, Allen, A. (Avery), Arden R. Gaufin 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Entyloma compositarum Farl.Entyloma compositarum Farl.1894F. L. StevensHighland Falls.
Specimen of Hemitrichia stipitata (Massee) T.Macbr., 1899Hemitrichia stipitata (Massee) T.Macbr., 18991922Cooke, William BridgeSeven Caves (Highlands Nature Sanctuary)
Specimen of Cortinarius callisteus (Fr.) Fr.Cortinarius callisteus (Fr.) Fr.1935Cooke, William BridgeSeven Caves (Highlands Nature Sanctuary)
A photograph of the species Desmodium pauciflorum, not of this specimenDesmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.1892J. S. VanderwortNew Antioch
A photograph of the species Cladonia coniocraea, not of this specimenCladonia coniocraea (Flörke) Spreng.1923Braun, E. LucyKlock's Crossing
A photograph of the species Mustela frenata, not of this specimenMustela frenata Lichtenstein, 18311927Hazard, F. O.Reesville, Clinton Co., Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Blarina brevicauda, not of this specimenBlarina brevicauda talpoides (Gapper, 1830)1929Hazard, F. O.Wilmington ravine, Clinton Co., Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Microtus pennsylvanicus, not of this specimenMicrotus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)1929Hazard, F. O.Wilmington (near), Clinton Co., Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Microtus pinetorum, not of this specimenMicrotus pinetorum (Le Conte, 1830)1929Hazard, F. O.Wilmington swamps, Clinton Co., Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Peromyscus leucopus, not of this specimenPeromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque, 1818)1929Hazard, F. O.Wilmington (near), Clinton Co., Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Peromyscus maniculatus, not of this specimenPeromyscus maniculatus bairdii1929Hazard, F. O.Wilmington ravine, Clinton Co., Ohio, USA
A photograph of the species Scalopus aquaticus, not of this specimenScalopus aquaticus machrinus (Rafinesque, 1832)1929Hazard, F. O.Wilmington, Clinton Co., Ohio, USA

All 285 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this place

24 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Vienna in 24 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 10 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$100,000A dozen homes sustained wind and/or hail damage in the vicinity of Farmers Rd. and State Route 350. There was also a roof ripped off a house on the west side of New Vienna.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$100,000A roof was blown off an antique store, over another building , and into a parking lot. Numerous trees were downed of which several fell on vehicles.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$30,000Significant damage to a home with an entire wall ripped from the structure.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$15,000The side was pulled off a house trailer. Also numerous trees and large limbs were knocked down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$10,000Barn was damaged along with several trees knocked down
March 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$6,000Several trees were downed along with damage to an outbuilding.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$6,000Large limbs were knocked down and minor damage occurred to the siding of a home.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$5,000Extensive roof damage occurred to a trailer.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$3,000Multiple trees and some limbs were knocked down across Bernard Road.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$3,000Small trees were downed due to damaging thunderstorm winds. The town of New Vienna lost power.
June 2001Flash FloodNew Vienna$3,000Street flooding throughout town
March 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$1,000A tree was uprooted and downed onto the road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$1,000A telephone pole was snapped in half.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Vienna$500Several large branches were downed.
April 2010HailNew Vienna-One in hail also occurred at this location.
May 2025HailNew Vienna-no account filed
July 2023HailNew Vienna-no account filed
July 2023HailNew Vienna-no account filed
January 2018HailNew Vienna-no account filed
May 2014HailNew Vienna-no account filed
April 2010HailNew Vienna-no account filed
April 2010HailNew Vienna-no account filed
May 2004HailNew Vienna-no account filed
May 1998HailNew Vienna-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clinton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Snow Hill2.4 miles11
Farmers3.8 miles11
Wallopsburg4.2 miles11
Morrisville6.3 miles11
New Antioch6.5 miles11
Martinsville6.6 miles11
Lees Creek7.0 miles11
Jonesboro7.3 miles11

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 New ViennaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1983015The 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 1065138. 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.

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.