Radcliff, Ohio
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Vinton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45695. It stands on Pierce Run. The Survey maps it on the McArthur quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1980The 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.
- 1905 USGS Wilkesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Wilkesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Arthur quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mc Arthur quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mc Arthur quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mcarthur quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Mcarthur quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wellston quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
17 since 2009The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Radcliff between 2009 and 2019, burning about 54 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5506 |
| 29 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5086 |
| 4 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15109 |
| 4 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15121 |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 473 shownMuseums hold 473 specimens collected within 10 miles of Radcliff between 1878 and 1975: 421 Animalia, 49 Plantae, 3 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 'Odell, D., Adams, K.; Bitner, E., Adams, W. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Houstonia caerulea L. | 1878 | Guttenberg, G. | Hamden |
![]() | Krigia biflora (Walter) S.F.Blake | 1878 | Guttenberg, G. | Hamden |
![]() | Luzula multiflora (Ehrh.) Lej. | 1878 | None | Hamden |
![]() | Plantago lanceolata L. | 1878 | Guttenberg, G. | Hamden |
![]() | Acordulecera dorsalis | 1900 | not recorded | Vinton, Vinton Co., OH, Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States |
![]() | Acordulecera mellina | 1900 | not recorded | Vinton, Vinton Co., OH, Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States |
![]() | Aglaostigma Kirby, 1882 | 1900 | not recorded | Vinton, Vinton Co., OH, Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States |
| Agrypon melleum (Cresson, 1872) | 1900 | not recorded | Vinton, Vinton Co., OH, Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States | |
![]() | Andrena helianthi Robertson, 1891 | 1900 | not recorded | Vinton, OH, Ohio, United States |
| Arge clavicornis (Fabricius, 1781) | 1900 | not recorded | Vinton, Vinton Co., OH, Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States | |
| Argyra minuta Loew, 1861 | 1900 | none specified | Vinton, OH, Ohio, United States | |
| Boettcheria cimbicis (Townsend, 1892) | 1900 | Hine | Vinton, Vinton Co., OH, Vinton, Vinton, Ohio, United States |
All 473 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
1 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Radcliff: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamden Pit Number 2 | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
5 since 2010The National Weather Service names Radcliff in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Radcliff | $10,000 | High water impacted three separate sections of State Route 160 and flooding restrictions were also observed along Route 124 for a time. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Radcliff | $5,000 | Many small streams overflowed and closed low spots in roads. For example, Route 328 was closed in 3 spots and Route 278 in 1 location in the Lake Hope State Park vicinity. No structures were flooded. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Radcliff | $5,000 | Roads, including Route 160, were flooded by small streams. However, no dwellings were affected. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radcliff | $2,000 | A tree blew down onto power lines near the town of Wilkesville. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Radcliff | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Oreton | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Arbaugh | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Clarion | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Vales Mills | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pincher (historical) | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Minerton | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wilkesville | 5.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1061580. 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.




















