Oak Knoll, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43302. The Survey maps it on the Marion West quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 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
13 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.
- 1903 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marion West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Marion West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Marion West quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Marion West 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
Fires nearby
7 since 2002The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Oak Knoll between 2002 and 2002, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 July 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 July 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 19 November 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 366 shownMuseums hold 366 specimens collected within 10 miles of Oak Knoll between 1892 and 1975: 353 Animalia, 8 Fungi, 5 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Ogilvie, Acker, G., Baumgartner, L. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Catocala habilis Grote, 1872 | 1959 | not recorded | Camp Owens |
![]() | Elasmus albizziae Burks, 1965 | 1964 | J. Peacock | [Not Stated] |
![]() | Galium circaezans Michx. | 1892 | E E Bogue | Prospect |
![]() | Fusarium culmorum (Wm.G.Sm.) Sacc. | 1919 | Lewis H. L. | Marion |
![]() | Helminthosporium teres Sacc. | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
![]() | Puccinia graminis Pers. | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Prospect |
![]() | Puccinia rubigo-vera var. tritici (Erikss.) Carleton | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
![]() | Photinus pyralis (Linnaeus, 1767) | 1923 | not recorded | Marion |
![]() | Rallus limicola limicola Vieillot, 1819 | 1923 | Lyle D. Miller | Claridon, Lake Aquilla |
![]() | Buteo jamaicensis borealis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1924 | Lyle D. Miller | Claridon |
![]() | Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Grand Twp: along Tymochtee Cr., Marion Co., Ohio |
![]() | Rana clamitans Latreille, 1801 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Montgomery Twp.: Tymochtee Creek trib., Marion Co., Ohio |
All 366 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Oak Knoll: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Hamilton and Sons Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fleming Const. Co Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ri Alto Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Union Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
3 since 2017The National Weather Service names Oak Knoll in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Oak Knoll | $15,000 | A cluster of thunderstorms moved into Marion around 3 AM producing a prolonged period of very heavy rainfall. Marion Municipal Airport received one inch of rainfall from 6 AM to 6:15 AM with peak rainfall rates measured to be near five inches per hour triggering flash flooding of many streets. Some water rescues were necessary where several feet of water left roadways impassable. Thunderstorms exited the area by 7 AM and flooding subsided by 9:30 AM. The storm total rainfall at the airport was 1.59 inches. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Knoll | $4,000 | Utility poles downed about three-miles southwest of Marion. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Oak Knoll | - | Several roadways were impassable and closed due to high water in downtown Marion. Fire department conducted several water rescues of people in cars stranded by high water on roads. Several local businesses said water was two feet deep outside their businesses and over the curb and sidewalks into parking lots. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Acres | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Eaglewood | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Eagle Creek | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hunters Chase | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Country Club Hills | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Marion | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Chateau Ridge | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Quarry Estates | 2.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056462. 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.
























