BlockPadanaram, Ohio
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Richmond Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44003. The Survey maps it on the Leon quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 printed 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.
- 1905 USGS Andover quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Andover quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Andover quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Leon quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ashtabula quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Leon quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,123 words on this townshipHistory of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878 names this settlement in its chapter on Richmond Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
In the fall of 1826 a log school-house was erected in district No. 2 (now Padanaram), and the same year witnessed the completion of a frame school-house. This was in district No. 1, now known as the "Old Rockville district." This house was burned, but the grounds upon which it stood, and which were donated for the purpose by John Kinsman, are still occupied for school purposes.
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
The first church organization was effected in the year 1811 ; was of the denomination known as Methodist, and Ewins Wright, of Pierpont, was the class-leader. The second religious organization was that of Baptist. Prior to this, however, meetings were held in the township by ministers of different denominations. The first church edifice was erected by the Methodists, in 1849, and another was built soon after by the Wesleyan Methodists. Both these churches stood at Padanaram, - the latter of which has long since been abandoned for church purposes, and is now occupied as a dwelling by John Ross. The present churches at this point are a Methodist, - the pulpit of which is supplied by the Rev. 0. G. St. John, at the centre, - and a Disciple church, the pastor of which is Rev. James Crouch. At the centre there are two churches, - Methodist and close-communion Baptist. Rev. St. John is the pastor of the former, and Elder Richmond, of Geneva, supplies the pulpit of the latter. At Leon station there is a church of the denomination known as United Brethren, Rev. Whitney pastor, and also a Methodist church at Steamburg, Rev. St. John pastor.
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
In 1845, Samuel Dart erected on lot No. 2 a saw-mill. This was propelled by water-power. About this time a steam-mill was put in operation by Messrs. Doty & Sheldon, on lot No. 10. The mill of Abel Mead now occupies this site. At Leon station there is a steam saw-mill, owned by Messrs. Baker & Ainger, and north of that point another mill is owned by Thomas Ripley. At Padanaram Messrs. Cadwell & Jordan have iu operation another mill.
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
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 Richmond Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 84 specimens collected within 10 miles of Padanaram between 1895 and 1974: 72 Animalia, 10 Plantae, 2 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C. B. Hellquist, Davis, H.A.; Davis, T., Dittrick, J J 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Schizophyllum commune Fr. | 1896 | F. D. Kelsey | Williamsfield.; 41.533387 -80.570629 |
 | Sturnella magna magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1895 | Geo W. Dean | Wayne |
 | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, near Wick, ~5.4 mi NE of Gustavus, Wayne township |
 | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, near Wick, ~5.4 mi NE of Gustavus, Wayne township |
 | Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, near Wick, ~5.4 mi NE of Gustavus, Wayne township |
 | Clinostomus elongatus (Kirtland, 1840) | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, near Wick, ~5.4 mi NE of Gustavus, Wayne township |
 | Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840) | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, near Wick, ~5.4 mi NE of Gustavus, Wayne township |
 | Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, west of Andover, ~3.9 mi W of Andover, Cherry Valley township |
 | Esox vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846 | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, west of Andover, ~3.9 mi W of Andover, Cherry Valley township |
 | Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, west of Andover, ~3.9 mi W of Andover, Cherry Valley township |
 | Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, west of Andover, ~3.9 mi W of Andover, Cherry Valley township |
 | Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 | 1928 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) & Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Pymatuning Creek, near Wick, ~5.4 mi NE of Gustavus, Wayne township |
All 84 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Center | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Andover Country Meadows | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Andover | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Leon | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| North Richmond | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| West Andover | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Steamburg | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Pierpont | 6.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1080505. 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.
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