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Rineharts, Ohio

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45895. It stands on Mount Lookout. The Survey maps it on the Uniopolis quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Rineharts within Auglaize County

Then and now

1906 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Rineharts (historical), surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Rineharts (historical), surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 sheets

Matched 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.

In the 1880 county history

2,004 words on this township

The county history of 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Union Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Union Township - 2,004 words.

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 595 shown

Museums hold 595 specimens collected within 10 miles of Rineharts (historical) between 1893 and 1973: 557 Animalia, 33 Plantae, 5 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C. Clark, Clark, C. (Clarence), Clark, C. F. (Clarence F.) 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)Sphaerium striatinum (Lamarck, 1818)1893not recordedAuglaize River, Wapakoneta [Wappakoneta]
Specimen of Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestr.Athyrium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) Tidestr.1896Wetzstein, A.Fryburg.
A photograph of the species Alasmidonta viridis, not of this specimenAlasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Amblema plicata, not of this specimenAmblema plicata (Say, 1817)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Ameiurus nebulosus, not of this specimenAmeiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)1893P. KirschAnglaize Rver, Wapakaneta, Ohio
A photograph of the species Anodontoides ferussacianus, not of this specimenAnodontoides ferussacianus (I.Lea, 1834)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Cambarunio iris, not of this specimenCambarunio iris (I.Lea, 1829)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Campostoma anomalum, not of this specimenCampostoma anomalum (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta
A photograph of the species Catostomus commersonii, not of this specimenCatostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta
A photograph of the species Fusconaia flava, not of this specimenFusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820)1893Sterki, VictorWapakoneta
A photograph of the species Hybopsis amblops, not of this specimenHybopsis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta
A photograph of the species Hypentelium nigricans, not of this specimenHypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817)1893P. KirschOhio, Auglaize River, Wapakoneta

All 595 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

3 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rineharts (historical): 2 producers, 1 past 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Joseph Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Joseph Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wapakoneta PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Auglaize County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Uniopolis2.9 miles14
Waynesfield3.0 miles17
Saint Johns4.1 miles14
New Hampshire5.2 miles17
Slater5.5 miles14
Green Acres5.6 miles15
Gutman5.6 miles14
Geyer6.6 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1075231. 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.