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

Oxford, Ohio

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Oxford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45056. It stands on Bull Run. The Survey maps it on the Oxford quadrangle.

Oxford within Butler County

Then and now

1911 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oxford, surveyed 1986

Topographic sheet of Oxford, surveyed 1911

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

53,483 words on this township

A History and Biographical Cyclopædia of Butler County, Ohio : with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers, published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Oxford Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

August 5, 1811, at a session of the same commissioners, on petition of inhabitants of Milford Township, it was 'ordered, that so much of the township of Milford as lies within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of the county of Butler; thence south with the western boundary line of the said county of Butler to the southwest corner of township numbered five in the first range east of the meridian line drawn from the mouth of the Great Miami River; thence east with the southern boundary line of the same township to the southeast corner thereof; thence north with the eastern boundary line thereof to the north boundary line of the said county of Butler; thence west with the same to the place of beginning, - shall compose a township which shall be called and known by the name of Oxford Township." Election to be held at the house of Sylvester Lyons on the 24th day of August, 1811, for the election of township officers.

Passage source: A History and Biographical Cyclopædia of Butler County, Ohio : with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers, published 1882.

Oxford Township presents a variety of soils and surfaces: The land is generally elevated and well. adapted to grazing, the growing of wheat, and produce of all kinds. Farms are small, and the agricultural population large for the territory embraced. With the exception of two or more sections, the land belongs to the Miami University, the trustees of that institution leasing the land for ninety-nine years, renewable forever, subject to the annual payment of a quit-rent of six per cent on the purchase money.

Passage source: A History and Biographical Cyclopædia of Butler County, Ohio : with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers, published 1882.

Indian Creek runs through the south-west corner of the township, and in places the banks are high and precipitous. The stream here is quite rapid, and in early times afforded many excellent mill-sites.

Passage source: A History and Biographical Cyclopædia of Butler County, Ohio : with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers, published 1882.

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 Oxford Township - it names this place 181 more 181 times.

Photographs

3 photographs,

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.

"Guest House", 300 East High Street, Oxford, Butler County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Presbyterian Parsonage, East High Street, Oxford, Butler County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Oxford Female College, Fisher Hall, Miami University Campus, Oxford, Butler County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 1,868 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,868 specimens collected within 10 miles of Oxford between 1888 and 1975: 820 Animalia, 770 Fungi, 204 Plantae, 60 Protozoa, 13 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ?, A. V. J.; W. G. S., A.L.; Bucholtz, I. 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.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Taphrina communis (Sadeb.) Giesenh.	1888	J. L. James
unnamed	1893	B. Fink	Oxford.
Hordeum sativum Pers.	1895	Kellerman, W.A.	Oxford, Butler Co. Ohio.
Taphrina pruni (Fuckel) Tul.	1888	J. L. James	Oxford.
Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.) Grev.	1888	James J. F.	Oxford
Erysiphe euphorbiae J.R.Reddy & A.P.Reddy	1889	L. O. O.	Oxford
Epifagus virginiana (L.) Barton	1890	E. E. Bogue	Oxford.
Mentha spicata L.	1894	E. L. Moseley	Oxford
Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck.	1895	Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley	Oxford
Agrostis scabra Willd.	1895	Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley	Oxford
Gratiola virginiana L.	1895	Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley	Oxford
Ustilago hordei (Pers.) Kell. & Sw.	1895	W. A. Kellerman

All 1,868 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oxford: 1 plant. All of them still produce. 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
	Dingledine Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Plant

Every working recorded in Butler County

Storms near this place

42 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oxford in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 flash flood, 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
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$40,000	A barn was destroyed and several trees were downed.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$10,000	One half mile of power poles were knocked down along State Route 732. Three trees up to 12 in diameter were snapped along Reily-Millville Road. A greenhouse was blown over on US Route 27 in Hanover Township.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$10,000	Large tree branches were broken off, landing on several houses and cars. Several trees were downed.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$10,000	Trees downed.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$8,000	Numerous trees were downed in the Oxford area.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$5,000	Several trees were downed across northwest Butler County.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$5,000	Numerous trees were knocked down in Oxford Township.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$5,000	Numerous trees and power poles were downed along College Corner Pike.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$5,000	Numerous trees were downed.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$5,000	Trees and power lines down.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$5,000	Trees were downed.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$3,000	Several trees were reported knocked down.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$3,000	Three to four foot diameter trees were knocked down.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$3,000	A few trees were downed.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$3,000	Two trees were downed near the intersections of Hamilton-Eaton and Somersville Roads.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$3,000	Several trees and power lines were knocked down.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$2,000	A large tree and numerous large branches were knocked down.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$2,000	Several 12 inch diameter trees were downed.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$2,000	Large tree limbs were knocked down.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$2,000	Large tree limbs were downed throughout the University of Miami campus.
November 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$1,000	A large tree was downed on South College Avenue due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2008	Hail	Oxford	$1,000	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Oxford	$1,000	no account filed
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	$100	A 6 inch diameter tree limb was downed.
May 2024	Flood	Oxford	-	High water was reported on Main Street.
May 2018	Hail	Oxford	-	The hail was accompanied by winds estimated to be 50 mph.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	-	Several trees were downed, blocking roads in town.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	-	Measured gust to 60 mph.
July 1998	Flash Flood	Oxford	-	Heavy rainfall caused several roads to flood including State Route 732.
June 1995	Hail	Oxford	-	Numerous trees were downed.
June 2017	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
August 2015	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
July 2014	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
August 2012	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
March 2012	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
July 2011	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Oxford	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
April 1995	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed
April 1995	Hail	Oxford	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butler 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
McDonald (historical)	2.4 miles	16
Ogleton (historical)	2.5 miles	14
Contreras	3.7 miles	16
Darrtown	4.5 miles	14
Jericho	4.7 miles	11
Reily	5.1 miles	12
McGonigle	5.4 miles	14
Bunker Hill	6.3 miles	14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1044265. 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.