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Summitville, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43962. The Survey maps it on the Kensington quadrangle. 110 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSummitville fell from 135 to 110 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. 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 | 135 | |
| 2020 | 110 | -25 (-19%) |
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
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.
- 1905 USGS Salineville 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
- 1960 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS East Liverpool quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS East Liverpool quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
17,279 words on this townshipHistory of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879 names this settlement in its chapter on Franklin Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Franklin, occupying the western border of the tier of southern townships in Columbiana, was originally numbered township 14, in range 4, but, by the accession in 1832 of a portion of Wayne township, lies now partly upon range 3, and partly also in township 13.
Passage source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879.
Wm. Laughlin was the first settler in what was early known as Franklin township. He came in from Pennsylvania in 1805, and located upon section 11, where Wm. R. Linn now lives. The next settler was Philip Willyard, of Frederick Co., Md., who with his wife and two children settled in November, 1805, upon section 12, where his son John now resides. Mr. Willyard lived upon his place four weeks before he found out that there was another settler in the totvnship tract, and when he did learn that he had a neighbor in Wm. Laughlin, he was doubtless cheered into the conviction that there was a little less loneliness than he looked for. Fortunately for them, although winter had set in, the weather was not very severe, and so, being compelled at first to sleep on the floor of their rude log cabin, before the opening in which a quilt, instead of a door, did duty, they managed to get along without serious inconvenience.
Passage source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879.
Catholic worship in Franklin was held as early as 1838, in a church built upon the McAllister place, near the northern line of the township. It was known as the McAllister church, and was attended by Catholics from the townships of Franklin, Hanover, and Centre. Later, when the Catholics of Franklin worshiped near Summitville, the church at the north was taken down, and a new church built by the congregation in Hanover township.
Passage source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio, published 1879.
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 Franklin Township - it names this place 6 more 6 times.
Fires near this place
18 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Summitville between 2003 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8745 |
| 20 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15787 |
| 2 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1101 |
| 2 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1441 |
| 23 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13886 |
| 11 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 415 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 415 specimens collected within 10 miles of Summitville between 1889 and 1975: 264 Animalia, 145 Plantae, 5 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Mac Gillivroy, Adler, K. K., Albert Peyron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mesolobus mesolobus (Norwood & Pratten, 1855) (fossil) | 1962 | K. D. Fosnaught, Jim L. Murphy | E side Rt 164, S of Little Beaver Creek at Lisbon, Center Township |
 | Polistes annularis (Linnaeus, 1763) | 1889 | A. D. Mac Gillivroy | Salineville |
 | Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793) | 1889 | not recorded | Salineville |
| Thoracophorus costalis (Erichson, 1840) | 1891 | not recorded | ||
| Bombus ashtoni (Cresson, 1864) | 1892 | unknown | Salineville | |
 | Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | 1892 | not recorded | Salineville |
| Megachile mendica Cresson, 1878 | 1892 | unknown | Salineville | |
 | Plantago rugelii Decne. | 1899 | Shafer, J.A. | Lisbon |
 | Clinostomus elongatus (Kirtland, 1840) | 1901 | United States Bureau of Fisheries | Ohio, Cold Run, Columbiana County |
| Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1901 | E. Williamson | Middle fork Little Beaver, Mahominy County, Ohio | |
 | Leuciscus elongatus Valenciennes, 1844 | 1901 | E. B. Williamson | Cold Run |
 | Pisidium punctiferum (Guppy, 1867) | 1915 | Sterki, Victor | Brook E of Bayard |
All 415 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Summitville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summitville Tiles Inc Shale Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Summitville in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Summitville | $25,000 | Emergency management reported a bridge washed out over mule creek near Summitville. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summitville | $10,000 | Emergency management reported trees down on RT 644. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Summitville | $5,000 | A social media report indicated that Fine Road was flooded. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Summitville | $5,000 | An NWS storm survey found an EF-0 tornado crossed into Columbiana county from Carroll county west of Summitville near Acker Road, and then dissipated shortly thereafter. See Storm Data for Carroll county, for the beginning of this tornado. The tornado damaged trees in its path for nearly one mile into Columbiana before dissipating. The entire path length of this storm was 3.2 miles, with a maximum path width of 75 yards. Maximum winds were estimated at 75 MPH. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summitville | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds gusting to an estimated 60 MPH downed several trees. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summitville | $3,000 | Trees reported down across much of the Southern part of the county. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summitville | $2,000 | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds onto Route 644. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summitville | - | A 911 Call Center reported multiple trees and power-lines down. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Summitville | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Summitville | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Summitville | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Summitville | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Summitville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millport | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Five Forks | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Dungannon | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Diamond Valley | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Salineville | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gavers | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| East Salineville (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Kensington | 5.4 miles | 14 |
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 Summitville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1812517 | 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 1061662. 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.