Oldtown, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Xenia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45385. It stands on Massies Creek. The Survey maps it on the Xenia quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1986The 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 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.
- 1917 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 1,036 shownMuseums hold 1,036 specimens collected within 10 miles of Oldtown between 1870 and 1975: 766 Animalia, 143 Plantae, 119 Fungi, 6 Protozoa, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A JOHN, A. H. Bauer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Dinorthis Hall & Clarke, 1892 (fossil) | 1921 | Carl O. Dunbar | RR cut at new dam 4 or 5 mi E of Dayton |
![]() | Leiocolea gillmanii (Austin) A.Evans | 1922 | William Bayard Taylor; G. H. Conklin | Clifbore[sp?] Gorge |
![]() | Leiocolea badensis (Gottsche ex Rabenh.) Jørg. | 1923 | Mrs. Bayard R. Taylor | Clifton Gorge |
![]() | Bidens bipinnata L. | 1870 | J Y Bergen; T L Bergen | Yellow Springs |
![]() | Rhynchostegium serrulatum (Hedw.) A.Jaeger | 1873 | Collector unspecified | Clifton |
![]() | Rhytidium rugosum (Hedw.) Kindb. | 1873 | not recorded | Clifton |
![]() | Thamnobryum alleghaniense (Müll.Hal.) Nieuwl. | 1875 | H. J. Biddlecome | Clifton |
| Brachythecium laetum (Brid.) Schimp. | 1876 | not recorded | Clifton | |
| Brachythecium oxycladon (Brid.) A.Jaeger | 1876 | Mrs. Spence | ||
![]() | Bryum affine (Blandow ex Funck) Brid. | 1876 | Collector unspecified | Clifton |
![]() | Eurhynchium hians (Hedw.) Sande Lac. | 1876 | H. J. Biddlecome | Clifton |
![]() | Geocalyx graveolens (Schrad.) Nees | 1876 | not recorded | Clifton |
All 1,036 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
10 of 14 shownThe federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Oldtown: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 2 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairborn Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Fairborn Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Armentrout Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Armentrout Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Haines Road #419 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Larry Prine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lary Prine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Phillips Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Phillips Sand and Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Richards and Son Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
7 since 2000The National Weather Service names Oldtown in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldtown | $15,000 | Two houses received structural damage, along with a barn. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldtown | $6,000 | A few trees and power poles were downed on Hilltop Road. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldtown | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldtown | $4,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down near the intersection of U.S. 68 and Route 235. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldtown | $1,000 | A large tree near Xenia High School was snapped due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Oldtown | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Oldtown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson (historical) | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pinewood Village | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Goes | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Trebein | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Xenia | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Wilberforce | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Byron | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Alpha | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065198. 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.
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.























