Powhattan, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Urbana Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43078. The Survey maps it on the Urbana East quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 78 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
14 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.
- 1914 USGS Mechanicsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Mechanicsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Mechanicsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Urbana East quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Urbana East quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Urbana East quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Urbana East quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
In the 1881 county history
94,624 words on this townshipThe county history of 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Urbana Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Urbana Township - 94,624 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 1,376 shownMuseums hold 1,376 specimens collected within 10 miles of Powhattan between 1838 and 1975: 1,057 Animalia, 244 Plantae, 58 Fungi, 11 Unrecorded, 5 Protozoa, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Gray; W. S. Sullivant, A. R. Gaufin, A. R. Gaufin, H. H. Ross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Dryopteris × boottii (Tuck.) Underw. | 1874 | Beardslee, H.C. | Cedar Swamp |
![]() | Frullania riparia Hampe ex Lehm. | 1877 | J. E. Biddlecome | |
![]() | Acer negundo L. | 1838 | Samples, John | Urbana |
![]() | Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris (Bruch & Schimp. ex Sull.) W.R.Buck | 1842 | W. S. Sullivant | Cedar Swamps, 6 mi S of Urbana |
![]() | Radula complanata (L.) Dumort. | 1843 | A. Gray; W. S. Sullivant | prope Urbana Ohionis |
![]() | Radula obconica Sull. | 1843 | Asa Gray; W. S. Sullivant | near Urbana |
![]() | Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce | 1875 | H. J. Biddlecome | |
![]() | Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. | 1875 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
![]() | Sphagnum girgensohnii Russow | 1875 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
![]() | Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1875 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
![]() | Trichocolea tomentella (Ehrh.) Dumort. | 1875 | H. J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
![]() | Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H.Rob. | 1876 | Hannah J. Biddlecome | Urbana |
All 1,376 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 Powhattan: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Excavating Urbana Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roberts Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Roberts Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Urbana Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Station | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mutual | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Urbana | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Bowlusville | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mechanicsburg | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hagenbaugh (historical) | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Crimville (historical) | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Kingscreek | 8.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1057937. 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.

























