BlockSophia, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45880. The Survey maps it on the Payne quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1914 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1914 USGS Paulding quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Paulding quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Payne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Defiance quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
20,037 words on this townshipHistorical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, published 1892 names this settlement in its chapter on Benton Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Emil White (Wiess) was born in Prussia, on February 2, 1846, the son of Philip and Mary (Will) White. Philip, the father of the subject, and his wife, emigrated to this country in 1844 and settled in Sandusky county, Ohio, purchasing forty-six acres of land. At the time of this writing he owns 239 acres in Benton township, ninety of which are well improved. Emil White was reared and instructed in Townsend township, of his adopted county, and spent his early life on the farm. Subsequently he engaged in fishing on the lake and in this occupation he made sufficient to purchase 160 acres of land in Benton township, situated where he now lives. He has cleared this land and placed upon it substantial buildings. He married Miss Louisa, the daughter of Martin Extine, of Erie county, in 1872; and Clara, the wife of Stephen Neifes; Henry, Allie, Lewis, David, Nettie and Harley are the children born to them. Mr. White, who is a democrat, has filled the offices of school director and supervisor. He is a member of the farmers' alliance, and in religious belief he and his family are Lutherans. Ernest White, the fifth son of Philip, dates his birth from 1850. He was raised in Sandusky county and acquired his education there. In 1876 he came to Benton township and bought forty acres of land, which he has improved. October 12, 1876, Miss Dora, the daughter of Frederick Kruger, became his wife and to them have been born Albert, Irwin, Lily and Mary. The family are consistent members of the Lutheran church and Mr. White has been the choice of the democratic party to fill the position of supervisor. Philip White was the sixth son born to Philip and Mary White. He first saw the light in Sandusky county on the the 13th of June, 1853. His learning was obtained in the schools of Townsend township, and he remained upon the homestead farm until February, 1890. At this time he came to Paulding county, located upon his present farm of eighty acres in Benton township, and has improved and cleared the same, His marriage took place in January, 1881, at which time Miss Sophia Kubach, the daughter of August Kubach, of Erie county, became his wife. The children who have been born to them are: Oscar E., Emma C., Ida A., George A.and Clara A. Mr. White is an enterprising young man, fully alive to the interests of his county, and he justly merits the esteem in which he is held. He and his wife, who is a lady of social standing, possess many sterling qualities of mind and heart, and are consistent members of the Lutheran church.
Passage source: Historical Atlas of Paulding County Ohio, published 1892.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 1,066 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,066 specimens collected within 10 miles of Sophia (historical) between 1909 and 1973: 1,066 Animalia. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Adler, K. K., C L CLARK FROM HOMER PRICE, Collector(s): Harold H. Bailey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1909 | Collector(s): Harold H. Bailey | Payne |
 | Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1910 | Price, H. (Homer) | Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1912 | Price, H. (Homer) | Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Geothlypis trichas (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1915 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Paulding Co., Ohio |
 | Passerherbulus henslowii (Audubon, 1829) | 1915 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Paulding Co., Ohio |
 | Pooecetes gramineus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1915 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Paulding Co., Ohio |
 | Actitis macularius (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Crooked Creek bottoms, Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Crooked Creek bottoms, Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808 | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne within corporation, Paulding, Ohio, USA |
 | Bubo virginianus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | Payne, Paulding Co., Ohio |
 | Butorides virescens virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1916 | not recorded | Payne |
 | Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1916 | Price, H. (Homer) | near Payne, Paulding, Ohio, USA |
All 1,066 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sophia (historical): 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Plant 0 | Magnesite | Plant |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065872. 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.
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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.