Stillwater, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Rush Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44683. It stands on Crooked Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tippecanoe quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1994The 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
14 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.
- 1909 USGS Uhrichsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Uhrichsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Tippecanoe quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
10 since 2004The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Stillwater between 2004 and 2020, burning about 20 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15602 |
| 3 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15599 |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12185 |
| 16 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4808 |
| 9 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15476 |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11206 |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12628 |
| 30 March 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 196 shownMuseums hold 196 specimens collected within 10 miles of Stillwater between 1851 and 1973: 129 Animalia, 34 Plantae, 33 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Perry, Adams J. M. R., Adams J. R. M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pisidium cruciatum Sterki, 1895 | 1894 | G. Marston | Tuscarawas River, New Philadelphia |
![]() | Pisidium fallax Sterki, 1896 | 1894 | G. Marston | Tuscarawas River, New Philadelphia |
![]() | Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858 | 1895 | G. Marston | from spring - brook lat. 4 miles south of New Philadelpia (Sterki) |
![]() | Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Tuscarawa City |
![]() | Galba parva (I.Lea, 1841) | 1886 | Collector(s): unknown | Goshen |
![]() | Amblema plicata (Say, 1817) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Eurynia dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(3 mi above) |
![]() | Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Lampsilis radiata (Gmelin, 1791) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
![]() | Strophitus undulatus (Say, 1817) | 1891 | Sterki, Victor | Dennison(2 mi above) |
All 196 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
7 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Stillwater: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urichsville Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Can-Tex Pit Number 1 | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Can-Tex Pit Number 1 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Farm Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| L and M Mineral Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Superior Clay Corporation Mill | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Urichsville Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
4 since 2019The National Weather Service names Stillwater in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | $10,000 | Local emergency manager reported widespread tree damage in the region. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in Stillwater. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | $10,000 | Local law enforcement reported that a number of trees were blown down in southern parts of Tuscarawas County. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stillwater | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Edie Hill Road just northwest of Stillwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rock | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rush | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dennison | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Uhrichsville | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Elm (historical) | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Riverside Park | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Roanoake | 6.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065384. 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.

























