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Odbert, Ohio

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in York Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44663. It stands on Crooked Run. The Survey maps it on the New Philadelphia quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Odbert within Tuscarawas County

Then and now

1909 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Odbert (historical), surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Odbert (historical), surveyed 1909

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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 1884 county history

106,314 words on this township

The county history of 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on York Township covers name, organization, post offices, mineral wealth, surface and streams, elections ani) officers.

Read the chapter on York Township - 106,314 words.

Fires nearby

20 since 2005

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Odbert (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
27 July 2016Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resources5265
22 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources15173
20 April 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 April 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
17 April 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources4531
17 April 2005Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 April 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources10306
9 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOhio Department of Natural Resources15496

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tuscarawas County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 621 shown

Museums hold 621 specimens collected within 10 miles of Odbert (historical) between 1851 and 1973: 455 Animalia, 148 Plantae, 16 Fungi, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A W Cusick, A. Cibula, A. Cobula 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 Pisidium cruciatum Sterki, 1895Pisidium cruciatum Sterki, 18951894G. MarstonTuscarawas River, New Philadelphia
Specimen of Pisidium fallax Sterki, 1896Pisidium fallax Sterki, 18961894G. MarstonTuscarawas River, New Philadelphia
Specimen of Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 18581895G. Marstonfrom spring - brook lat. 4 miles south of New Philadelpia (Sterki)
A photograph of the species Amelanchier arborea, not of this specimenAmelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald1851Wolle, J.Canoe Down [Canal Dover]
A photograph of the species Anemone canadensis, not of this specimenAnemone canadensis L.1851Wolle, J.Canoe Down [Canal Dover]
A photograph of the species Cardamine douglassii, not of this specimenCardamine douglassii Britton1851Wolle, J.Canae Docus [??] [Canal Dover]
A photograph of the species Conopholis americana, not of this specimenConopholis americana (L.) Wallr.1851Wolle, J.Canoe Down [Canal Dover?]
A photograph of the species Delphinium tricorne, not of this specimenDelphinium tricorne Michx.1851Wolle, J.Canoe Down [Canal Dover]
A photograph of the species Erythronium americanum, not of this specimenErythronium americanum Ker Gawl.1851Wolle, J.Canal Dover
A photograph of the species Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, not of this specimenHydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx.1851Wolle, J.Tuscarawa City
A photograph of the species Hydrophyllum virginianum, not of this specimenHydrophyllum virginianum L.1851Wolle, J.Canoe Down [Canal Dover]
A photograph of the species Silene virginica, not of this specimenSilene virginica L.1851Wolle, J.Canal Downs [Canal Dover]

All 621 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

8 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Odbert (historical): 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dover QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kimble Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Kimble Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, CoalProducer
Spring Brothers Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Spring PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Clay MineClayProducer
Columbia Fire Brick Company PitClayPast Producer
Kimble Clay PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tuscarawas 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
South Side2.0 miles15
Joyce2.0 miles15
New Philadelphia2.2 miles15
Willow Glen2.4 miles16
Dover2.8 miles16
Yorktown2.8 miles15
Old Town2.9 miles15
Schoenbrunn Estates3.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065507. 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.