Tunnel Hill, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Bedford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43844. The Survey maps it on the Warsaw quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 53 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
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1913 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Brinkhaven quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
14,243 words on this townshipHistory of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. Containing a Comprehensive History of Ohio; a Complete History of Coshocton County ... a History of Its Soldiers in the Late War ... Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Bedford Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The Dresden branch of the Cleveland, Mount Vernon and Columbus railroad, which was partially constructed in 1873, but then suspended operations by reason of the panic, passed throughthis region and would have ofi'ered the desired outlet to a market had it been completed. The road entered the northeastern part of the township from Jefferson, and passed up the narrow valley of Simmons' run, in a southwesterly direction, for about three miles to " Tunnel Hill," on William Noland's farm, lot 32 of the military section. The company was at work in this tunnel when it ceased operations, had it been completed, the construction of the balance of the road to Dresden would have been comparatively easy, as the little valley of Wakatomica run could be followed the entire distance.
Passage source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. Containing a Comprehensive History of Ohio; a Complete History of Coshocton County ... a History of Its Soldiers in the Late War ... Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc, published 1881.
Wakatomica Lodge, No. 108, of the Masonic Order, is located here. It was organized at West Carlisle, February 10, 1840, under name of Washington Lodge. Afterward, it was removed to West Bedford. The lodge formerly owned a one-story frame hall, situated across the street from Jones' store, but, in 1875, it erected a third story to a building belonging to Patrick Thompson, and have since occupied it as a lodge room. The present officers are : Joseph Dickerson, Master; T. W. Thomson, Senior Warden; James White, Junior Warden ; John McKee, Secretary ; Frank Jones, Treasurer ; T. W. Helrigle, Senior Deacon; Martin Wolford, Junior Deacon; Frank Tredaway, Tyler. The membership is now forty- £ve.
Passage source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. Containing a Comprehensive History of Ohio; a Complete History of Coshocton County ... a History of Its Soldiers in the Late War ... Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc, published 1881.
Tunnel Hill Postdffice is situated about two miles east of West Bedford, on the Coshocton road. It was formed in 1873 by the appointment of T. W. Thompson postmaster. He still holds the position. The postoflfice was secured through the influence of the railroad officials then engaged upon the construction of the tunnel a mile or so to the northeast. T. W. Thompson owns a store here, Leonard Haines a harness shop, and Samuel Dickerson a blacksmith shop.
Passage source: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. Containing a Comprehensive History of Ohio; a Complete History of Coshocton County ... a History of Its Soldiers in the Late War ... Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc, published 1881.
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 Bedford Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Fires near this place
17 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Tunnel Hill between 2007 and 2020, burning about 282 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8625 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15157 |
| 20 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4745 |
| 13 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11685 |
| 12 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13066 |
| 1 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 766 |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 874 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 874 specimens collected within 10 miles of Tunnel Hill between 1846 and 1974: 784 Animalia, 53 Plantae, 33 Fungi, 3 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, Albaugh, W. F., Baumgartner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Tortula obtusifolia (Schwägr.) Mathieu | 1846 | W. S. Sullivant | |
![]() | Empidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818) | 1898 | Williamson, E. B. | Cavallo, Coshocton, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1782) | 1924 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Bedford Twp., Coshocton Co., OH |
![]() | Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793) | 1925 | Pallister, J. C. (John C.) | Cavallo, Coshocton, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Ohio Canal, at Adams Mills, 4.4 mi SW of Conesville, Cass township |
![]() | Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814) | 1928 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Ohio Canal, at Adams Mills, 4.4 mi SW of Conesville, Cass township |
![]() | Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | along Walhonding R., Jefferson Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Bufo fowleri Hinckley, 1882 | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | along Walhonding R., Jefferson Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1929 | MB Trautman & asst | Walhonding River, trib of the Muskingum River, Newcastle Twp |
![]() | Chrysemys picta marginata Agassiz, 1857 | 1929 | Hine, D. (Dorothy) | Warsaw, Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis (Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Walhonding R., NW Newcastle Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
![]() | Desmognathus fuscus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1929 | Walker, C. F. (Charles F.) | along Walhonding River, Jefferson Twp., Coshocton Co., Ohio |
All 874 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 Tunnel Hill: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerston Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tunnel Hill in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tunnel Hill | $40,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tunnel Hill | $15,000 | The NWS survey reported a downburst off of Township Road 54b and County Road 54 in the town of Warsaw, in Coshocton County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. 2 mobile homes incurred roof damage and the skirting was removed from one of the homes. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tunnel Hill | - | Social media post of a small shed displaced on County Road 3. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail along Route 36 near Tunnel Hill. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bedford | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cooperdale | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Tyrone | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Wakatomika | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| West Carlisle | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasantville (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| New Moscow | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mohawk Village | 5.1 miles | 11 |
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 Tunnel Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7853286 | 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 1061713. 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.

















