BlockScipio, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Scipio Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44867. The Survey maps it on the Attica quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 71 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
5 surveys from 12 printed 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.
- 1915 USGS Siam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Attica quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lorain quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Scipio township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Fire Depabtment
August 20, 1869, a fire swept away thirteen buildings in the village of Republic. The entire contents of the Masonic lodge room were destroyed, and the records of other societies lost or burned. In 1871 another fire swept away two business blocks. Prior to 1869 a tire company was organized here, which ranked with the old-time fire-pail companies.
In the county-history sources
23,320 words on this townshipHistory of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880; Embracing Many Personal Sketches of Pioneers, Anecdotes, and Faithful Descriptions of Events Pertaining to the Organization of the County and Its Progress, published 1880; History of Seneca County, Ohio, published 1886 names this settlement in its chapter on Scipio Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Hir: broke jail and escaped to Canada, where he lived for many years. His wife instituted proceedings in court, by which she became the owner of all the property of her husband, and it was supposed for a while that she would follow him to Canada. She was a very pious lady, and settled in New Reigel, in this county, near her church, where she lived until about two years ago. She had no child, but her mother li\ed with her. Hirt himself made his way to Iowa City, Iowa, from whence he kept up a regular correspondence with his wife, and finally prevailed upon her to sell her property in New Reigel and meet him in Iowa City. She complied, and taking her old mother with her, met Hirt at Iowa City. The sight of her husband so horrified her that she could not consent to have him live with her, and finally absolutely retu-ed. She had already purchased a house and lot in the suburbs of
Passage source: History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880; Embracing Many Personal Sketches of Pioneers, Anecdotes, and Faithful Descriptions of Events Pertaining to the Organization of the County and Its Progress, published 1880.
Mr. Koenig-;amen is still in the enjoyment of good health, and rather ro'uist for hi-; age. He enjoys his old pipe and a good joke as much as ever, and promises fair to so continue for many years yet to .come. His. son Anthony lives with him. and has charge of the farm.
Passage source: History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880; Embracing Many Personal Sketches of Pioneers, Anecdotes, and Faithful Descriptions of Events Pertaining to the Organization of the County and Its Progress, published 1880.
The population in 1824 was estimated at aljout 50, increasing in 1840 to 1,556. in 1850 to 2,321; decreasing in 1860 to 1.835; in 1870 to 1.642; increasing in 1880 to 1,836. The population of Republic, included in foregoing figures, was 161 in 1840, 917 in 1850, 636 in 1860, 481 in 1870 and 715 in 1880. Within the last year or two the ^-illage entered on its business re^^val. and the estimate of population gives about 800 as the number of inhabitants. In 1847 there were foiuieen school districts, in which 953 pupils were enrolled.
Passage source: History of Seneca County, Ohio, published 1886.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Scipio Township - it names this place 53 more 53 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 230 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 230 specimens collected within 10 miles of Scipio between 1894 and 1969: 213 Animalia, 15 Plantae, 2 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Caldwell, Class, Class & Daiber, F. C. (Frank C.) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Puccinia smilacis Schwein. | 1940 | Cooke, William Bridge | near Rock Creek near Jackson |
 | Botrychium dissectum Spreng. | 1969 | Jones, G.T. | In moist deciduous woods. Thompson Twp., 1 mi. n. of West Lodi. |
 | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. | 1969 | Jones, G.T. | In moist deciduous woods Thompson Twp., 3 mi. w. of Flat Rock. |
 | Asclepias incarnata L. | 1894 | E. L. Moseley | Venice Township |
 | Neovison vison (Schreber, 1777) | 1902 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio, USA |
 | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777) | 1902 | not recorded | Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio, USA |
 | Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1903 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA |
 | Astragalinus Cabanis, 1851 | 1903 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA |
 | Colinus virginianus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1903 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA |
| Dryobates medius | 1903 | Henninger, W. F. (Walther Frederick) | Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA | |
 | Lasiurus borealis (Müller, 1776) | 1903 | not recorded | Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio, USA |
 | Marmota monax (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1903 | not recorded | Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio, USA |
All 230 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Scipio: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomville Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bloomville Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Siam | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Attica Junction | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bloomville | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Attica | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| West Lodi | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Caroline | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cooper | 4.9 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q126363613 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1058008. 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.