BlockSteamburg, Ohio
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Richmond Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44032. The Survey maps it on the Leon 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.
Compare 1905 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1905 USGS Andover quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Andover quadrangle1:48000
- 1907 USGS Andover quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Leon quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ashtabula quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Leon quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,123 words on this townshipHistory of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878 names this settlement in its chapter on Richmond Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The first church organization was effected in the year 1811 ; was of the denomination known as Methodist, and Ewins Wright, of Pierpont, was the class-leader. The second religious organization was that of Baptist. Prior to this, however, meetings were held in the township by ministers of different denominations. The first church edifice was erected by the Methodists, in 1849, and another was built soon after by the Wesleyan Methodists. Both these churches stood at Padanaram, - the latter of which has long since been abandoned for church purposes, and is now occupied as a dwelling by John Ross. The present churches at this point are a Methodist, - the pulpit of which is supplied by the Rev. 0. G. St. John, at the centre, - and a Disciple church, the pastor of which is Rev. James Crouch. At the centre there are two churches, - Methodist and close-communion Baptist. Rev. St. John is the pastor of the former, and Elder Richmond, of Geneva, supplies the pulpit of the latter. At Leon station there is a church of the denomination known as United Brethren, Rev. Whitney pastor, and also a Methodist church at Steamburg, Rev. St. John pastor.
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
The first store was opened at Leon in about 1830, under the firm-name of Hoges & Carpenter. At this point Mr. Barber afterwards operated one of the most extensive mercantile establishments in the county. The present business houses of Richmond township are William H. Heath and John Beaumont, general merchandise, at the centre. Trade and commerce are represented at Padanaram by William G. Hopper, M. B. Chapman, and S. M. Jones. At Leon Messrs. Moore & Son are selling goods at the old " Barber stand." At the Station Norman Dolph has a grocery, and at Steamburg John Hamilton carries on the business of undertaking.
Passage source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, published 1878.
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 Richmond Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Fires near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Steamburg in 2020, burning about 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15702 |
| 21 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15999 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 175 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 175 specimens collected within 10 miles of Steamburg between 1872 and 1975: 158 Animalia, 16 Plantae, 1 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by C. B. Hellquist, Currutt, D. A. (Dennis A.), Davis, H.A.; Davis, T. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hymenostylium curvirostre Mitt. | 1872 | L. B. Tuckerman | |
 | Riccia fluitans L. | 1892 | E. E. Bogue | |
 | Geranium pusillum L. | 1893 | Goodrich | Ashtabula Co. |
 | Margarinotus faedatus (J.E.LeConte, 1845) | 1908 | R. Sim | Jefferson |
 | Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1909 | G.H. Williams | East Arivell |
 | Buteo lineatus lineatus (Gmelin, 1788) | 1909 | J.H. Williams | Ellsville |
 | Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863 | 1911 | not recorded | Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., OH |
 | Cicindela duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825 | 1911 | R J. Sim | Jefferson |
 | Salix lucida Muhl. | 1911 | Jennings, O.E.; Jennings, G.K.; Sim, R.J. | Ashtabula Gorge near Jefferson |
 | Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt. | 1911 | Sim, R.J. | near Jefferson |
| Sphaeroderus canadensis lengi Darlington, 1933 | 1913 | not recorded | Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., OH, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States | |
| Aphodius fossor (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1919 | R.J. Sim |
All 175 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 Steamburg: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Frye Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (historical) | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Gould | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| North Richmond | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Dorset | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Richmond Center | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| South Denmark | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pierpont | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Denmark Center | 3.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1063035. 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.