BlockSouth Bloomfield, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43103. It stands on Grave Run. The Survey maps it on the Ashville quadrangle. 2,143 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 696 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1914 against another survey:
On record in South Bloomfield
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Renick Farmlisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresSouth Bloomfield grew from 1,744 to 2,143 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,744 | |
| 2020 | 2,143 | +399 (+23%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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 Circleville quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Circleville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
12,797 words on this townshipHistory of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906 names this settlement in its chapter on Harrison Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
At the time when the first white settlers came here, these streams contained untold quantities of fish, which were captured in almost incredible numbers by means of primitive seines, made of grape-vines and brush. Extensive levees or breakwaters along these streams, especially along' the Scioto River, have been built so as to protect the rich bottom lands from inundation by flood and the wearing effects of the current. A number of extensive and disastrous floods are on record, the earliest of which we have any account being those of 1S05 and 1814. In the former year the entire section between the Scioto River and Walnut Creek, south of South Bloomfield, was under water.
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
At the period of its settlement, the greater portion of the township was covered with a heavy growth of timber, consisting of oak. ash, elm, hickory and honey locust, with many black walnut and maple trees along the banks of the streams. North and south of South Bloomfield there was a section without forest growth known as plain land. As this was ready for immediate cultivation, it was the land first settled. Where it was necessary to remove the timber, the trees were cut down and split into rails or the logs were rolled into great heaps and burned. When the first sawmills were put into operation, a portion of the timber removed was utilized in manufacturing lumber for local purposes. The township as a whole is quite level, with sufficient incline to carry off the surplus water. The soil in the bottoms along the streams is a loam, with a mixture of sand and gravel in places, while that back from the river is chiefly clay. There are a few hills along the river and creeks, but none of great elevation.
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
Upon the erection of the township, an election was ordered to be held on the 23rd of June, 1810, at the house of Hugh Creighton, who became one of the first justices of the peace. James Denny was also an early justice of the peace, probably the first one elected. All the early records of the township are either lost or destroyed. In 1861 the trustees bought a frame building on Main street in South Bloomfield for use as a town house. About nine years later this was sold and a room in the hotel used until 1878, w hen a small storeroom on the opposite side of the street from the hotel was purchased for use as a town house. I he population of the township in 1900 was 1.82b. The township officers for 1906 are as follows: Trustees - S. C. Allison, T. P. Pierce and Fred Palm: clerk, Ward B. Powell; treasurer. D. II. Ebert; assessor, Conrad Wiegand; justices of .the peace - George G. Brintlinger and
Passage source: History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, published 1906.
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 Harrison Township - it names this place 27 more 27 times.
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of South Bloomfield in 2009, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 2,745 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,745 specimens collected within 10 miles of South Bloomfield between 1829 and 1975: 2,683 Animalia, 47 Plantae, 14 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, A. White, M. Trautman, T. Cavender, Abbott, R; and others 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Phyllactinia corylea (Pers.) P.Karst. | 1892 | W.A. Kellerman | |
 | unnamed | 1896 | F. L. Stevens | Big Walnut. |
 | Rallus elegans elegans Audubon, 1834 | 1829 | Florence, A. (Arledge) | Col Anderson farm 6 1/2 mi west of Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus A.Wilson, 1812 | 1876 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Darby Creek, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Lanius ludovicianus migrans W.Palmer, 1898 | 1877 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Goose Pond, near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Boddaert, 1783 | 1879 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Mearns, E.A. | Circleville near Scioto River. |
 | Empidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Niles Woods, near Circleville, Pickaway Co., Ohio |
 | Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1808 | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Scioto River bottoms near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
All 2,745 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 South Bloomfield: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Spradlin Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Bloomfield in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bloomfield | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to 2 homes and caused damage to yard equipment. |
| April 2002 | Hail | South Bloomfield | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Bloomfield | $3,000 | A few trees were knocked down |
| July 2025 | Flood | South Bloomfield | - | High water was reported over portions of North Street with multiple residential driveways flooded. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | South Bloomfield | - | State Routes 316 and 752 were closed due to high water in the South Bloomfield area. |
| April 2024 | Hail | South Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | South Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | South Bloomfield | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | South Bloomfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto Estates | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Millport | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Suburban Village | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Griffith (historical) | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Brandon Court | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ashton Village | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ashville | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Little Chicago | 1.8 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on South Bloomfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1930809 | 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 1049188. 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.