BlockStockport, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Windsor Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43787. It stands on Bald Eagle Run. The Survey maps it on the Stockport quadrangle. 483 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 692 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1910 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Stockport
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
- Big Bottom Massacre Sitelisted 1970
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- McKibben's Grocery, Second Street & SR 266, Stockport Historic District, Stockportfederal building survey, 4 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresStockport fell from 503 to 483 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 | 503 | |
| 2020 | 483 | -20 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1910 USGS Mc Connelsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Stockport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Senecaville quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Senecaville Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Clarksburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Stockport quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
39,743 words on this townshipHistory of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886 names this settlement in its chapter on Windsor Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Returning to our starting-point, crossing the river and again following it downward, we find Samuel Evans on part of the farm now owned by M. Keyser, John Widger, John and Humphrey K. White, who established a mill in 1822. John White was a prominent man, a justice of the peace and a representative to the legislature. The J. B. White farm was settled by Barnabas Sutliff, familiarly known as Barney, in 1814 ; and at a later date Abijah C. Seely occupied the Bishop and Kent farm. The Newberry farm was settled as early as 1814 by Sylvanus Newton * and general musters were sometimes held there. Gideon and Walter were his sons. Alexander McMillan, from Maine, known as Dr. McMillan, settled on the Geddes farm. The doctor made pills from roots, herbs and other material ; but he claimed that in order that they should be absolutely effective that in the process of manufacture, the fire in his furnace should be kept up for seven years. He had unbounded faith in the efficacy of his own medicines, and once told a patient who complained that his doses were doing no good, that the medicine would work, though it might take seven years to reach the desired result.
Passage source: History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886.
West some years ago, as their occupation was gone when the waters of the clear and beautiful Muskingum became muddy and obstructed by dams, and violently disturbed by the paddles of the steamers. To the early settler, on the borders of our river, and even upon creeks, the fish taken furnished no small part of their animal food, especially in the spring and fall seasons. In the spring the fish were taken on hooks; but in the fall, after frost, when the water was low and clear, they were taken by torchlight with the spear or three-pronged gig. The mode of taking fish with the gig was thus : A large torch made from light wood splinters, was held up in the bow of the canoe, our only small craft in use in the early days, to attract the attention of the fish and give light to the spearsman. The canoe was guided by a man in the stern, giving it motion and direction with a paddle. A skillful spearsman, all things in working order, would often load a canoe during an evening's excursion. The light of the torch attracts the fish, and they seem to be amazed and will seldom try to escape, while by day -light scarcely a fish can be taken by this mode."
Passage source: History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886.
Frederick Eveland settled where Stockport now is in 1811. He occupied a double log cabin, in one room of which he kept saloon, while Ids wife, a religious woman, lived and frequently had religious meetings in another room. Neither meddled with the affairs of the other, and they lived harmoniously together. Frederick's sons, Nathaniel, David, Moses and John and several daughters, were also residents of the township. Nathaniel Lucas, a blacksmith by trade, settled in the same neighborhood in 1811.
Passage source: History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, published 1886.
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 Windsor Township - it names this place 27 more 27 times.
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
20 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Stockport between 2012 and 2019, burning about 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5585 |
| 9 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14665 |
| 27 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14245 |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 765 |
| 3 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14246 |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11485 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 548 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 548 specimens collected within 10 miles of Stockport between 1887 and 1974: 473 Animalia, 65 Plantae, 9 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Huryn, Adler, K. K., Albaugh, D. W. (Douglas W.) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Quadrula pustulosa (I.Lea, 1831) | 1962 | D. Stansbery | Muskingum River, Waterford, Below Dam At Beverly |
 | Apocynum cannabinum L. | 1963 | William G. Gambill Jr.; L. Mingrone; M. Johnson | Wolf Creek Wildlife Area |
 | Asclepias tuberosa L. | 1963 | William G. Gambill Jr.; L. Mingrowe; M. Johnson | Wolf Creek Wildlife Area |
 | Peziza soleniiformis Ellis & Everh. | 1887 | Morgan | |
 | Ammocrypta pellucida (Putnam, 1863) | 1888 | C. Gilbert & J. Henshall | Beverly, Ohio, Muskingum River. |
.jpg) | Crystallaria cincotta Welsh & Wood, 2008 | 1888 | Gilbert, C. & Henshall, J. A. (James A.) | Muskingum River, dst Beverly dam RM 24.8, 0.6 miles west of Beverly OH, Waterford township |
 | Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) | 1888 | C. Gilbert & J. Henshall | Beverly, Ohio, Muskingum River. |
 | Notropis whipplei (Girard, 1856) | 1888 | C. Gilbert & J. Henshall | Beverly, Ohio |
 | Percopsis omiscomaycus (Walbaum, 1792) | 1888 | C. Gilbert & J. Henshall | Beverly, Ohio, Muskingum River. |
 | Pimephales vigilax (Baird & Girard, 1853) | 1888 | C. Gilbert & J. Henshall | Beverly, Ohio, Muskingum River. |
 | Chondestes grammacus grammacus (Say, 1822) | 1903 | not recorded | McConnelsville |
 | Ammodramus savannarum pratensis (Vieillot, 1818) | 1904 | not recorded | Meigs Creek |
All 548 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 Stockport: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterhill Stone Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stockport in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | $75,000 | Several trees were snapped or uprooted. A few trees damaged homes. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | $50,000 | A barn and several other out-buildings were damaged. A number of trees were downed. A downburst is believed to have occurred with winds to 70 MPH (61 kts). |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | $2,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in Stockport. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | $2,000 | Large trees were knocked down. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Stockport | $1,000 | High water flowed over Lick Run Road which also led to some minor debris on the roadway. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | $1,000 | Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along Dale Road and County Route 2. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport | - | Trees fell along Route 266. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockport- | - | Trees were blown down across roads. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Stockport | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Stockport | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Stockport | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Stockport | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Stockport | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Stockport | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Stockport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooksburg | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Roxbury | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Todds | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Chadwick (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Brokaw | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pennsville | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lovell | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Neelysville | 5.5 miles | 13 |
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 Stockport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2673100 | 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 1070952. 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.