Perrysville, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Green Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44864. The Survey maps it on the Perrysville quadrangle. 729 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 988 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPerrysville fell from 735 to 729 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 735 | |
| 2020 | 729 | -6 (-1%) |
Then and now
1912 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 82 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
13 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.
- 1912 USGS Perrysville quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Perrysville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Perrysville quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Perrysville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Perrysville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Perrysville quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
16 since 2007The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Perrysville between 2007 and 2020, burning about 183 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 | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8808 |
| 4 June 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8368 |
| 16 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1122 |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8013 |
| 19 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15167 |
| 5 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 10065 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 615 shownMuseums hold 615 specimens collected within 10 miles of Perrysville between 1879 and 1975: 580 Animalia, 30 Plantae, 5 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C ALLEN, A.E. Daugherty, A.M.H. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Actitis macularius (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1879 | Porter collection, J.B. | |
![]() | Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1879 | Porter, J.B. | |
![]() | Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1881 | Porter, J.B. | |
![]() | Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819 | 1881 | A.M.H. | |
![]() | Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1882 | not recorded | |
![]() | Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze | 1896 | not recorded | Lakeville |
![]() | Coreopsis tripteris L. | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Polygonum coccineum f. terrestre (Willd.) Stanford | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Pontederia cordata L. | 1896 | Wilkinson, E. | Lakeville |
![]() | Danthonia spicata (L.) Roem. & Schult. | 1897 | Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley | Vermilion Township |
![]() | Agnetina flavescens (Walsh, 1862) | 1899 | R. C. Osburn | Loudonville |
All 615 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 Perrysville: 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lucas Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Washed Sand & Gravel Operation Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Youngs S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
24 since 2004The National Weather Service names Perrysville in 24 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $750,000 | An intense line of thunderstorms or Derecho moved across southern Ashland County during the afternoon of June 29th causing extensive damage. Winds were estimated to be as much as 65 mph. Over 50 percent of residents in the southern third of the county lost power during this event. Power was not completely restored for several days. Hundreds of trees were downed across the county along with many utility poles forcing the closure of some of roads and streets. Damage to homes and buildings was also extensive. Dozens of homes and buildings lost roofing or siding with many other homes damaged by fallen trees. Clean up costs were extensive. The clean up was hampered by an ongoing heat wave with afternoon temperatures in the upper 90s. Significant crop losses are also expected. Damage from this storm in southern Ashland County was comparable to the remnants of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Perrysville | $150,000 | A F1 tornado moved out of Richland County and into Ashland County south of Perrysville. The tornado moved into Mohican State Forest and dissipated. The damage path was approximately four miles in length and no more than fifty yards in width. The damage path was intermittent. Little structural damage was observed along the damage path, but hundreds of tree were down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $70,000 | Trained spotters and social media reports relayed numerous trees and large branches down with several cabins and cottages damaged at a campground northeast of Pleasant Hill Lake. Several wires and electrical lines were also downed. Another tree fell onto a house in Perrysville. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and some utility poles and power lines in the Perrysville area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $20,000 | A downed tree limb punctured the roof and ceiling of a residence in Perrysville. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $20,000 | Numerous trees were reported down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees in Loudonville and Perrysville. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $10,000 | Dispatch reported thunderstorm winds brought down scattered trees down in Ashland County. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Perrysville | $10,000 | Walnut sized hail was observed. Some minor damage was reported. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $8,000 | The Police reported several trees came down from thunderstorm winds just outside of Loudonville. The newspaper also reported thunderstorm winds downed a tree on State Route 95. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Perrysville | $5,000 | Golf ball sized hail was observed. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Perrysville | $3,000 | Penny to quarter size hail was observed. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Perrysville | $2,000 | A trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail and a funnel cloud. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | $2,000 | A few large limbs were reported down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | - | Several trees downed about two-miles east of Perrysville. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Perrysville | - | Hail up to quarter-size in Perrysburg. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | - | Portion of roof blown off in Perrysville. |
| August 2023 | Flood | Perrysville | - | Moderate flooding along the Black Fork Mohican River near Loudonville. The river rose above the 10 foot flood stage midday on August 24, 2023, cresting at 11.27 feet during the morning of August 25, 2023. Flooding of RIverside Park and a canoe livery reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | - | Trees downed in Perrysville. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Perrysville | - | As the tornado continued moving east-southeastward, it produced additional tree damage, especially in Mohican State Park, where the tornado dissipated before reaching OH-97. Estimated peak tornadic winds were 105 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perrysville | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Perrysville | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Perrysville | - | Nickel size hail was observed. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Perrysville | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idlewood Cottage Area | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Loudonville | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| McKay | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Charles Mill | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Widowville | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Yacht Point Cottage Area | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| South Peninsula Cottage Area | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mifflin Cottage Area | 7.7 miles | 15 |
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 Perrysville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q636090 | 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 1068213. 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.
























