Scroggsfield, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Fox Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44615. It stands on Hazel Run. The Survey maps it on the Bergholz quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 89 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
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.
- 1905 USGS Salineville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Bergholz quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Bergholz quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Bergholz quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Bergholz quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS East Liverpool quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS East Liverpool quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Bergholz quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
18 since 2005The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Scroggsfield between 2005 and 2020, burning about 40 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15271 |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8745 |
| 27 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5385 |
| 20 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15787 |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | RAVEN ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 291 shownMuseums hold 291 specimens collected within 10 miles of Scroggsfield between 1896 and 1975: 190 Animalia, 98 Plantae, 3 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A.W. Cusick, Allen, E. J., Ash, G. (Gail), Buchanan, F. W. (Forrest W.) & Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) 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 monardae J.W.Baxter | 1896 | Ashcraft | Near Middleburg |
![]() | Xylaria cubensis (Mont.) Fr. | 1924 | Leonard E. C. | Indian Lake |
![]() | Rana pipiens Schreber, 1782 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Indian Fork, Monroe Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Desmognathus fuscus fuscus (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Eurycea bislineata (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Eurycea longicauda longicauda (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Hemidactylium scutatum (Temminck, 1838) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Plethodon glutinosus (Green, 1818) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
![]() | Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938 | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
| Pseudacris brachyphona (Cope, 1889) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio | |
![]() | Pseudacris crucifer (Wied-Neuwied, 1838) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
| Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801) | 1930 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Harlem Springs, Lee Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio |
All 291 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
3 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Scroggsfield: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bituminous, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I J Smith Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Puskarich Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bituminous | Producer | ||
| Puskarick Limestone Div. Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
6 since 2010The National Weather Service names Scroggsfield in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Scroggsfield | $50,000 | An EF1 tornado was confirmed by a NWS storm survey with a maximum wind speed of 90 MPH. A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that touched down 10.5 miles east of Carrollton in eastern Carroll county for almost a mile and one half and exited Carroll county just north of the intersection of of Township Highway 317 and SR 164 around 1701EST. The tornado continued into northwest Jefferson county before dissipating around 1705EST 4 miles northeast of Bergholz with a total path length of approximately 4 miles. The maximum width was about 300 yds. The tornado was EF1 in both counties with trees toppled or snapped. Structural damage included a porch roof, shingles off roofs, broken windows and siding torn off homes. A chimney was knocked down and numerous outbuildings suffered roof or wall damage. A large tree also fell on a mobile home. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scroggsfield | $25,000 | Emergency management reported trees down south of Mechanicstown. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scroggsfield | $8,000 | A roof was blown off a barn along Avon Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scroggsfield | $3,000 | Trees were reported down on SR 164. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scroggsfield | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down on Apollo Road. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Scroggsfield | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattsville | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Mechanicstown | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Washington Hall | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Eckley | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Harlem Springs | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Hill | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pigtown | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Specht | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1049162. 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.
























