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Pleasant Hill, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Newton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45359. It stands on Canyon Run. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Hill quadrangle. 1,241 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 932 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPleasant Hill grew from 1,200 to 1,241 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 | 1,200 | |
| 2020 | 1,241 | +41 (+3%) |
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
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.
- 1911 USGS Covington quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Covington quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Pleasant Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Pleasant Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
58,421 words on this townshipThe History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Newton Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The first settlers west of the river were William and David Miles, who hailed from South Carolina in 1807. The former died the same year of his arrival. At this period, settlements began to be made in the northern part of the township, on Panther Creek. Robert Leavell, from South Carolina, settled on Section 2, in 1808, and William Perry, from Tennessee, located himself on Section 6 at about the same time, while Robert Dickson, the father of two sons and several daughters, located himself on northwest quarter, Section 7, in 1808-09.
Passage source: The History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880.
Inasmuch as the township, at this date, was rapidly filling up in eveiy direction, it would be impossible in the limited space allotted ns, to follow each family through the perils of the wilderness to the spot where they* located ; among the later settlers we might mention Samuel Falkner, Jacob Rench, George Freshonr and many other men of indefatigable perseverance, who rapidly transformed the forest into productive farms, and laid the foundation for that high degree of prosperity enjoyed by the present population. From the result of their labors, we imagine their motto must have been
Passage source: The History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880.
The town was for many years called Newton, after the township, which, Dy the way, was named in honor of the philosopher, Sir Isaac. The ground upon which it is situated was surveyed by James Hauks, and laid out by J. K. leewr, May 26, 1843. The original plat consisted of eight lots, all west of Main stree , which bounded them on the east, and which was sixty-six feet wide then, but subsequently had its width increased to eighty feet The lots were 132 with seventy-five feet front, and were divided by two cross streets, viz., High an North, each forty-nine and one-half feet wide. These streets are now eighty tee wide, while the cross-streets which intersect Main on the east, are sixty-six tee wide. After having been laid out, the growth of the village rapidly increased, and in 1850, became of so much importance that it was decided, for general con^ venience, to move the post office from Coppock's mill to Newton. The post om had first been kept about one mile southeast from town, and, from the beautiful spot of its location, was called Pleasant Hill. It was moved from he in about 1840, to Coppock's mill, and was kept awhile in the mill, but it sn retained its first name, and, upon its being removed to Newton, it was decided, order to prevent all irregularities in regard to postal matters, to change the nam of Newton to Pleasant Hill, which was accordingly done. After the removal o the office here, John Whitmore became Postmaster, which position he retain five or six years. At present, the position is filled by Mr. J. Reiber, a brave so* dier in the late rebellion, who, in a single engagement, was the target wni received five leaden bullets while battling for the Union under the banner of old Stars and Stripes.
Passage source: The History of Miami County, Ohio, published 1880.
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 Newton Township - it names this place 84 more 84 times.
Photographs
1 photograph,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.
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 397 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 397 specimens collected within 10 miles of Pleasant Hill between 1835 and 1973: 366 Animalia, 15 Plantae, 14 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A V DEL, A. Gaufin, A. R. Gaufin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | 1835 | Frank | |
 | unnamed | 1897 | F. L. Stevens | Sugar Grove. |
 | Albugo candida (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Roussel | 1897 | F.L. Stevens | Sugar Grove |
 | Carex albursina E.Sheld. | 1835 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex emmonsii var. muhlenbergii (A.Gray ex Torrey) Rettig | 1835 | Collector unspecified | |
 | Gentianella quinquefolia subsp. occidentalis (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Ohio, in ditione civitatis Miami |
 | Cercosporina apii (Fresen.) Miura | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy |
| Marssonina panattoniana (Berl.) Magnus | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy | |
 | Phyllosticta podophylli (M.A.Curtis) G.Winter | 1897 | F.L. Stevens | |
 | Lanius ludovicianus Linnaeus, 1766 | 1898 | Collector(s): L. Kumlein | Milton, Ohio |
 | Potamogeton amplifolius Tuck. | 1899 | Young, WU | |
 | Daedalea confragosa (Bolton) Pers. | 1906 | Fischer G. C. | Troy |
All 397 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Gregory Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gregory Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gregory Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gregory Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Steiners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Steiners Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Woodville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Hill in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $30,000 | Multiple buildings were damaged at 1845 North Rangeline Road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $10,000 | Trees and wires were reported down throughout Newton Township. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $10,000 | Damage occurred to a dairy farm and trees were blown down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Pleasant Hill | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $5,000 | A power pole was snapped. Large branches were also downed. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $5,000 | A roof was blown off of a barn west of Pleasant Hill due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $5,000 | A fence was destroyed with power poles also blown over due to damaging thunderstorm winds. Multiple trees were reported down and snapped in half. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $3,000 | Trees were downed. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $2,000 | Two large tree limbs were downed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down near the intersection of Williams and West Walnut Streets. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | $1,000 | Multiple large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Hill | - | 60 mph winds and quarter size hail were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ellemans (historical) | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Rowdyville (historical) | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mulberry Grove | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ludlow Falls | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Circle Hill | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pattytown | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| West Covington | 4.3 miles | 13 |
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 Pleasant Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2190567 | 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 1061552. 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.