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Pickerington, Ohio
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Violet Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43147. It stands on Mingwe Run. The Survey maps it on the Reynoldsburg quadrangle. 23,094 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresPickerington grew from 18,291 to 23,094 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 | 18,291 | |
| 2017 | 20,402 | +2,111 (+12%) |
| 2020 | 23,094 | +2,692 (+13%) |
Then and now
1925 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 59 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.
- 1925 USGS East Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1925 USGS East Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1925 USGS East Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS East Columbus quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Reynoldsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Reynoldsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Reynoldsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Reynoldsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Reynoldsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Reynoldsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
6,886 words on this townshipA Complete History of Fairfield County, Ohio, published 1877 names this settlement in its chapter on Violet Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The name " VioleL" is understood to have been derived from the luxuriance with which the flower bearing that name grew on some portions of its soil. Pickerington is situated in Violet. A man by the name of George Kirk first purchased the eighty-acre tract in which the village stands. Subsequently the land fell into the hands of Mr. Pickering, who laid out the town and christened it with his own name.
Passage source: A Complete History of Fairfield County, Ohio, published 1877.
Violet; in churches, schools, and the general spirit and enterprise of the times, is not behind any township of the county. Settlements were first begun in the vicinity of where Pickerington now stands. Residences were located through the township with reference to springs and water streams, as well as the quality of the lands. Some of the first settlers came out in advance of their families and first built their cabins; in other instances the families came together, and took their chances in the forests. Dr. Tolbert was prob- ably the first physician in the township - at least among the first. He is still living at a very advanced age, and has been for many years a citizen of Jefierson.
Passage source: A Complete History of Fairfield County, Ohio, published 1877.
I came from Baltimore County, Maryland, in the year 1812, and settled in violet township, three miles east of Pickerington, and oa the same spot where I now reside. My age is ninety years. When I arrived here I found living in the vicinity, or at least within the township, Michael Kraner, Alexander Donald, Philip Ebright, Andrew Peck, James Bight, Edward Rickets, George Fenstermaker, Henry Huntwork, John Bowser, Frederick Showers, Jacob Growley, John Chancy and Thomas Homes. Of all these, and several others who lived in the town.ship at that time, John Chaney and myself are the only ones now living. My brother, Acquilla, came out with me, and we purchased jointly half a section of land.
Passage source: A Complete History of Fairfield County, Ohio, published 1877.
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 Violet Township - it names this place 19 more 19 times.
Fires near this place
3 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Pickerington between 2020 and 2020, burning about 1 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15748 |
| 8 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15923 |
| 7 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15924 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 732 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 732 specimens collected within 10 miles of Pickerington between 1891 and 1974: 723 Animalia, 8 Plantae, 1 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Brzoska, D., C. A. Petrovic, Caldwell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kuehneola uredinis (Link) Arthur | 1891 | Freda Detmers | Rock Mill |
 | Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Carroll |
 | Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Carroll |
 | Allocapnia vivipara (Claassen, 1924) | 1896 | not recorded | |
 | Melissodes denticulatus Smith, 1854 | 1914 | Fattig, P | Pickerington |
 | Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw, 1802) | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Woods, Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio |
| Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Violet Twp, Fairfield Co., Ohio | |
 | Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Woods, Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio |
 | Rana clamitans Latreille, 1801 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Woods, Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio |
 | Rana sylvatica LeConte, 1825 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | in woods, Violet Twp, Fairfield Co., Ohio |
 | Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Rock Mills, Greenfield Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio |
 | Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) | 1930 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Sycamore Creek, within Violet township, near Pickerington, Violet township |
All 732 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pickerington in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2012: 13 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 flash 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $50,000 | A grocery store roof was damaged and numerous trees were downed. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $12,000 | A tractor trailer was blown over due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over a silo. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $6,000 | A fence was knocked over and metal furniture was removed at a residence. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Pickerington | $6,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Pickerington | $5,000 | Heavy rain caused roads to flood across the county. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Pickerington | $5,000 | Several roads closed due to heavy rainfall. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $5,000 | ,,,,,,,,Hail (0.75) Trees were downed and large hail fell. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $5,000 | Trees were downed. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Pickerington | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down in the northern part of the county. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $3,000 | Trees were downed along Pickerington Road. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $3,000 | A few trees were knocked down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $3,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines were knocked down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $3,000 | Numerous trees were downed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $3,000 | Several trees downed. |
| November 2007 | Hail | Pickerington | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pickerington | $2,000 | A few large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Pickerington | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beals | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Woodstream | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Jefferson Woods | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Chevington Woods North | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Stoudertown | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lockville Station | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Winchester Trace | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Canal Winchester | 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 Pickerington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1925098 | 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 1061537. 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.
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.