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Suffield, Ohio

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Suffield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44260. The Survey maps it on the Suffield quadrangle.

Suffield within Portage County

Then and now

1906 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Suffield, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Suffield, surveyed 1906

Compare 1906 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 431 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 431 specimens collected within 10 miles of Suffield between 1880 and 1975: 217 Animalia, 181 Plantae, 30 Fungi, 1 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. K. Wyatt, A. Woolman, Alex K. Wyatt 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Frankiella alni (Woronin) Maire & A.TisonFrankiella alni (Woronin) Maire & A.Tison1910Rankin; H.H. Whetzel
Specimen of Stereum frustulatum (Pers.) Fr.Stereum frustulatum (Pers.) Fr.1910H.H. Whetzel
Specimen of Valsaria exasperans (W.R.Gerard) Sacc.Valsaria exasperans (W.R.Gerard) Sacc.1910Whetzel; Rankin
A photograph of the species Icterus galbula, not of this specimenIcterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758)1880Collection of R. SpiresAtwater, Near
A photograph of the species Ambloplites rupestris, not of this specimenAmbloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817)1893A. WoolmanCuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
A photograph of the species Cambarus propinquus, not of this specimenCambarus propinquus Girard, 18521893WoolmanCuyahoga River, Kent
A photograph of the species Catostomus commersonii, not of this specimenCatostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)1893A. WoolmanCuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
A photograph of the species Esox americanus, not of this specimenEsox americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 18461893A. WoolmanCuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
A photograph of the species Etheostoma blennioides, not of this specimenEtheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 18191893A. WoolmanKent, Ohio
A photograph of the species Etheostoma nigrum, not of this specimenEtheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 18201893A. WoolmanCuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
A photograph of the species Labidesthes sicculus, not of this specimenLabidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865)1893A. WoolmanCuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
A photograph of the species Lepomis cyanellus, not of this specimenLepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 18191893A. WoolmanCuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio

All 431 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Suffield: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hilltop Aggregate, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Knight PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Knight Plant & PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Martz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Martz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stark PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stroup PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stroup and Sons Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wartko PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Portage County

Storms near this place

12 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Suffield in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2007HailSuffield$5,000,000Tennis ball size hail was observed. Several large limbs were also reported down. Hundreds of homes and vehicles sustained damage from the hail.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindSuffield$500,000A thunderstorm downburst produced a six mile damage path in Portage County. A 67 mph wind gust was measured in Ravenna with gusts along the remainder of the damage path estimated to be in excess of 60 mph. The damage path was oriented from southwest to northeast and began near Suffield in Suffield Township. The most significant damage occurred further northeast in Rootstown and Ravenna Townships. Especially hard hit was the City of Ravenna where over 100 trees were downed. Hundreds of additional trees were downed elsewhere along the damage path. Two mobile homes were destroyed on the north side of Ravenna. An occupant of one of the mobile homes sustained minor injuries. A home was heavily damaged in Rootstown Township with two other homes suffering minor damage. In addition, several vehicles were either destroyed or damaged.
July 1997Flash FloodSuffield$30,000no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindSuffield$15,000Numerous trees were reported down across Suffield and Randolph Townships. Penny size hail was also observed as the severe thunderstorms passed through.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSuffield$12,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Suffield Township.
September 2003Thunderstorm WindSuffield$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of large tree limbs.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSuffield-Trees downed in Suffield, just ENE of Wingfoot Lake.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSuffield-Tree downed at U.S. Route 224 and Congress Road in Mogadore.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSuffield-Tree downed along the 1400 block of Trares Road in Brimfield.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindSuffield-Thunderstorm winds toppled many trees in Suffield Township.
August 2003HailSuffield-Penny size hail was observed.
June 1998HailSuffield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Portage County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Suffield Station1.4 miles11
Mishler1.8 miles19
Pony1.9 miles16
Logtown2.4 miles16
Saint Joseph2.6 miles11
Hilltown (historical)3.6 miles11
Bunkers Corners4.1 miles11
Randolph5.3 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065399. 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.