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Staunton, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Concord Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43160. It stands on Hankins Run. The Survey maps it on the New Martinsburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1917 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 69 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
11 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.
- 1917 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS New Martinsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Hillsboro quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
3,120 words on this townshipHistory of Fayette County, Ohio : Her People, Industries and Institutions, published 1914 names this settlement in its chapter on Concord Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Peter Marks was born in Pennsylvania. In 1806 the family left their native state and settled at Oldtown (now Frankfort), Ross county, Ohio. In 181 5 Marks bought about two hundred and forty acres of land in Concord township, this county, near the village of Jasper Mills. He was compelled to re-purchase his land, as it was claimed to be that of an officer of the Revolutionary War. A son of Peter Marks, Joseph, in 1828, erected a small cabin on the Washington and Staunton road. He resided there practically the remainder of his days. There was no habitation between his cabin and Buena Pista, and but three on the road running to Washington C. H., the whole country consisting of dense forest and underbrush. He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson for President in 1822.
Passage source: History of Fayette County, Ohio : Her People, Industries and Institutions, published 1914.
John B. Rowe, in the immediate vicinity of Staunton, was a famous hunter. He was never known to say that he had killed Indians, but had seen them "get down from fences," "lie down at the root of trees," or some such expression, indicating that he might have hurt them. In early days the occupation of hunter and trapper was quite common and very profitable.
Passage source: History of Fayette County, Ohio : Her People, Industries and Institutions, published 1914.
This is Concord township's only village. It is located in the northeast part of the township, within a mile of Sugar creek, close to Hankin's run. The village was platted in 1848. The county records show the following concerning Staunton's origin : there shall be a town laid out and established in Concord township, Fayette county, and state of Ohio, at the place where the village of Staunton is now situate, so as to include said village. And inasmuch as the undersigned are all interested, each one owning a part of the premises upon which it is intended to locate said town, and will be mutually benefited thereby, and in order to have the proper accomplishment of said purpose, have entered into and signed an agreement in writing in substance as follows :
Passage source: History of Fayette County, Ohio : Her People, Industries and Institutions, published 1914.
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 Concord Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 188 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 188 specimens collected within 10 miles of Staunton between 1901 and 1975: 181 Animalia, 4 Plantae, 3 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Bowles, P. (Pearl), Brubaker, J. A. & Higgins, Brubaker, J. A. & Link, B. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Obovaria retusa (Lamarck, 1819) | 1909 | Bureau of Fisheries | Ohio River, Buena Vista |
 | Cambarus ortmanni Williamson, 1907 | 1939 | R. Rhoades | West Fork Lees Creek, 2 mi. W. of Centerville |
 | Gymnosporangium globosum (Farl.) Farl. | 1901 | Hartley C. P. | Sabina |
 | Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Fairview, Fayette, Ohio, USA |
 | Buteo jamaicensis borealis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Fairview Sta., Fayette, Ohio, USA |
_2.jpg) | Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Fairview Sta., Fayette, Ohio, USA |
 | Falco rusticolus obsoletus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) | 1907 | Hegler, A. (Almer) | Washington C.H., Fayette, Ohio, USA |
| Tiphiidae | 1925 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Madison, Fayette Co., Ohio, USA | |
 | Notropis heterolepis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893 | 1926 | Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.) | Rattlesnake Creek, no more precise locality provided, SW corner of Fayette County OH |
 | Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 | 1926 | Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.) | water unknown, #10 Fayette Co, n/a, township n/a |
 | Opsopoeodus emiliae Hay, 1881 | 1926 | Wickliff, E. L. (Edward L.) | Sugar Creek, near NE corner of Clinton County OH locality is approximate based off Fishes of Ohio distribution map |
 | Plethodon richmondi Netting & Mittleman, 1938 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | Perry Twp., Fayette Co., Ohio |
All 188 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 Staunton: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sugar Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Staunton in 7 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staunton | $30,000 | A grain silo was blown over. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staunton | $25,000 | A building and pole barn were destroyed along US Route 62. Additionally, the home on the property suffered some siding damage, and a truck sustained significant damage. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staunton | $5,000 | Power poles were blown down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Staunton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Flood | Staunton | - | Armbrust Road near Flakesford Road SW was closed due to high water over the road. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Staunton | - | A portion of Staunton-Sugar Grove Road near State Route 41 was closed due to high water. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Staunton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jasper Mills | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Buena Vista | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Jonesboro | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Glendon | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Rock Mills | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Court House | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Oaks | 5.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1046659. 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.
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.