Sayre, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Bearfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43731. The Survey maps it on the Deavertown quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1911 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 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 New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS Deavertown quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
16 since 2013The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Sayre between 2013 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Wayne National Forest | CONGO |
| 21 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1021 |
| 16 April 2019 | Other causes | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15170 |
| 12 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11230 |
| 10 April 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 711 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 95 shownMuseums hold 95 specimens collected within 10 miles of Sayre between 1890 and 1973: 74 Animalia, 13 Plantae, 8 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Coker W. C., Conan J. Taylor, Crowner, A. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pucciniastrum hydrangeae (Magnus) Arthur | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Rendville. |
![]() | Anomodon attenuatus (Hedw.) Huebener | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Anthoceros punctatus L. | 1891 | not recorded | Rendville |
![]() | Ascocoryne cylichnium (Tul.) Korf | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
| Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin | 1891 | W. C. Werner | ||
![]() | Callicladium haldanianum (Grev.) H.A.Crum | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Frullania eboracensis Gottsche | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & E.Warncke | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
| Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P.Karst. | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | Rendville | |
![]() | Puccinia coronata f. coronata | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
| Puccinia punctata Link | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman |
All 95 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms nearby
3 since 2022The National Weather Service names Sayre in 3 storm reports between 2022 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayre | $3,000 | A tree and power lines were blown down on Township Road 423 in Sayre between State Route 37 and Portie Flamingo Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayre | $500 | A tree was blown down along Town Highway 423. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayre | - | A tree fell onto power lines at the intersection of Town Highway 202 and Royma Road Northeast. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowtown | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Portersville | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| San Toy | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Misco | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Moores Junction | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Alabama Hill | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Oakfield | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Rose Farm | 3.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1076843. 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.
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.























