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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Russell, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45142. It stands on Horner Hill. The Survey maps it on the New Market quadrangle.

Russell within Highland County

Then and now

1917 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Russell, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Russell, surveyed 1917

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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.

Fires nearby

1 since 2007

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Russell between 2007 and 2007, burning about 10 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 burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 April 2007Debris and open burning10 acresOhio Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Highland County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 599 shown

Museums hold 599 specimens collected within 10 miles of Russell between 1895 and 1973: 532 Animalia, 39 Plantae, 28 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 14521, A. Braun, Adams, J. (Joe) & Hutchins, E. (Edward) 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 Aecidium asterum Schwein.Aecidium asterum Schwein.1895F.L. Stevens
Specimen of Puccinia podophylli Schwein.Puccinia podophylli Schwein.1895F. L. StevensHighland County
Specimen of Phyllachora luteomaculata (Schwein.) OrtonPhyllachora luteomaculata (Schwein.) Orton193914521The Seven Caves, along the Rocky Fork of Paint Creek
A photograph of the species Dizygopleura Ulrich, not of this specimenDizygopleura Ulrich & Bassler, 1923 (fossil)1921Bucher & E. Ulrich.5mi W Of Sinking Spring (Thin Cherty Layer In Lower Part Of Bisher Member)
A photograph of the species Cladonia coniocraea, not of this specimenCladonia coniocraea (Flörke) Spreng.1923Braun, E. LucyKlock's Crossing
A photograph of the species Cephalozia curvifolia, not of this specimenCephalozia curvifolia (Dicks.) Dumort.1924M. A. Taylor
A photograph of the species Cololejeunea biddlecomiae, not of this specimenCololejeunea biddlecomiae (Austin ex Pearson) A.Evans1924M. A. Taylor
A photograph of the species Conocephalum conicum, not of this specimenConocephalum conicum (L.) Underw.1924M. A. Taylor
A photograph of the species Lophocolea heterophylla, not of this specimenLophocolea heterophylla (Schrad.) Dumort.1924M. A. Taylor
A photograph of the species Reboulia hemisphaerica, not of this specimenReboulia hemisphaerica (L.) Raddi1924M. A. Taylor
A photograph of the species Bombus impatiens, not of this specimenBombus impatiens Cresson, 18631926not recorded
A photograph of the species Notropis volucellus, not of this specimenNotropis volucellus volucellus1926Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.)water unknown, #1 Highland Co, n/a, township n/a

All 599 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

4 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Russell: 2 past producers, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Highland QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Highland Stone DivisionStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
New Vienna Mill & QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
New Vienna QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Highland 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
Fairview1.0 miles13
Willettsville2.7 miles11
Hoagland2.7 miles13
Allensburg2.8 miles12
Sharpsville (historical)2.8 miles11
Lynchburg3.7 miles12
Shackleton4.0 miles13
Dodsonville4.7 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065260. 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.