Orange, Ohio
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Oxford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43832. It stands on Davis Run. The Survey maps it on the Fresno quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1994The 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
16 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 Newcomerstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Newcomerstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Newcomerstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Fresno quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
24 since 2005The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Orange between 2005 and 2019, burning about 196 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 9248 |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11566 |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 7875 |
| 15 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 961 |
| 13 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15183 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 829 shownMuseums hold 829 specimens collected within 10 miles of Orange between 1892 and 1973: 563 Plantae, 169 Animalia, 88 Fungi, 4 Bacteria, 4 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Huryn, Barnes, R.C., Bolin, F. (Frank) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Amanita flavorubescens G.F.Atk. | 1942 | Modenke | White Eyes; North Appalachian Experimental Watershed |
![]() | Bulgaria rufa Schwein. | 1942 | H. Moldenke | Coshocton, North Appalachian Experimental Watershed |
![]() | Calvatia rubroflava (Cragin) Lloyd | 1942 | H. Moldenke | Coshcoton; N. Appl. Exp. Watershed, near Coshocton |
![]() | Colinus virginianus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1892 | No Person (Birds) | Coshocton Co |
![]() | Sturnella magna magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1892 | No Person (Birds) | Coshocton Co |
![]() | Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 | 1903 | Sterki, Victor | Coshocton |
![]() | Cyprogenia stegaria (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1903 | Sterki, Victor | Coshocton |
![]() | Eurynia dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1903 | Sterki, Victor | Coshocton |
![]() | Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1903 | Sterki, Victor | Coshocton |
![]() | Hemistena lata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1903 | Sterki, Victor | Coshocton |
![]() | Lampsilis fasciola Rafinesque, 1820 | 1903 | Sterki, Victor | Coshocton |
![]() | Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1903 | Sterki, Victor | Coshocton |
All 829 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 Orange: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomerstown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Spring Construction Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wentz Concrete & Supply Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wentz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
4 since 2013The National Weather Service names Orange in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $10,000 | A snapped power pole and tree damage were seen near the intersection of State Route 751 and Coshocton County Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange | $2,000 | Ohio department of highways reported trees down along Route 751. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Orange | - | County official reported that numerous roads were closed across the county. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Orange | - | A trained spotter reported 1.30 inches of rain in 45 minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isleta | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Powell | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Flat Iron Corner | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Bend | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Village Court | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| West Lafayette | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Riverview Estates | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview Manor | 3.9 miles | 16 |
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 Orange | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22134074 | The 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 1065210. 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.



























