BlockPherson, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Muhlenberg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43164. The Survey maps it on the Darbyville quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Era quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Era quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Era quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Darbyville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
9,301 words on this townshipHistory of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906 names this settlement in its chapter on Muhlenberg Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The Pherson M. E. Church is one of theappointments of the Darbyville Circuit, with Rev. E. B. Davis as pastor. The church has a membership of 125. The average Sunday attendance is 200. The church building was erected in 1891 at a cost of $1,200. The super- ! intendent of the Sunday-school is Robert Pherson.
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
Is a small settlement of about 35 population, located in the southern comer of Muhlenberg township. District School No. r. a brick structure with shingle roof, is located here ; also the Pherson M. E. Church. 1. A. Pherson conducts a general store and John J. McLaughlin, a blacksmith shop. The latter is also a veterinary surgeon.
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
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 Muhlenberg Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 2,824 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,824 specimens collected within 10 miles of Pherson between 1829 and 1975: 2,768 Animalia, 45 Plantae, 11 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, A. White, M. Trautman, T. Cavender, Abbott, R; and others 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rallus elegans elegans Audubon, 1834 | 1829 | Florence, A. (Arledge) | Col Anderson farm 6 1/2 mi west of Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus A.Wilson, 1812 | 1876 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Darby Creek, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Lanius ludovicianus migrans W.Palmer, 1898 | 1877 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Goose Pond, near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Boddaert, 1783 | 1879 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Mearns, E.A. | Circleville near Scioto River. |
 | Empidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Niles Woods, near Circleville, Pickaway Co., Ohio |
 | Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1808 | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Scioto River bottoms near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Piranga olivacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
| Vermivora pinus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
All 2,824 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pherson: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.H. Brewer Plant Number 8 Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plant A-4 & Quarry Blazer Mat'Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darbyville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Five Points | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Grange Hall | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Williamsport | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Robtown | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Fox | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Crownover Mill | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Woodlyn | 5.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1062938. 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.