Springbrook, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Margaretta Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43464. It stands on Little Pickerel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vickery quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 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.
- 1901 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Vickery quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Vickery quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lorain quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Lorain quadrangle1:100000
In the 1916 county history
7,024 words on this townshipThe county history of 1916 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Margaretta Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Margaretta Township - 7,024 words.
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 2,433 shownMuseums hold 2,433 specimens collected within 10 miles of Springbrook between 1860 and 1975: 1,554 Animalia, 676 Plantae, 173 Fungi, 29 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Selby, A. J. Pieters, A. Lewis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Lampsilis radiata radiata (Gmelin, 1791) | 1898 | United States Fish Commission | Sandusky Bay |
![]() | Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) | 1898 | United States Fish Commission & W. Kendall | Sandusky Bay near mouth of Sandusky River |
![]() | Elliptio dilatatus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1899 | not recorded | Lake Shore, Near East Harbor |
![]() | Perca Linnaeus, 1758 | 1860 | Smithsonian Institution | Sandusky |
![]() | Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1868 | No Person (Birds) | Taylor |
![]() | Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 | 1886 | Smithsonian Institution | |
![]() | Laestadia bidwellii (Ellis) Viala & Ravaz | 1889 | Scribner F. L. | Sandusky |
![]() | Aster urophyllus Lindl. | 1892 | Moseley, E.L. | Sandusky |
![]() | Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. | 1892 | Collector(s): Edwin Lincoln Moseley | Castalia Forest |
![]() | Diplazium pycnocarpon (Spreng.) M.Broun | 1892 | Moseley, E.L. | Castalia forest |
![]() | Gentiana crinita Froel. | 1892 | Moseley, E.L. | Castalia |
| Albugo bliti (Biv.) Kuntze | 1896 | J. C. Bogue | Gypsum |
All 2,433 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Springbrook: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Mine No 2 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Lower Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| U.S. Gypsum Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Co. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Rock | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Bay View | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Castalia | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Venice | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Westview Estates | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Baywater Estates | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Weyers | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lions Park | 7.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1049203. 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.

























