Vanatta, Ohio
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Newton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43055. It stands on Clear Fork Licking River. The Survey maps it on the Utica quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 57 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
10 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 Newark quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Newark quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
Fires nearby
3 since 2016The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Vanatta between 2016 and 2020, burning about 5 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4065 |
| 17 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 6865 |
| 10 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15953 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 2,144 shownMuseums hold 2,144 specimens collected within 10 miles of Vanatta between 1853 and 1975: 1,919 Animalia, 176 Fungi, 26 Protozoa, 20 Plantae, 3 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. P. M., A. P. Morgan, A. R. Elliott 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Charadrius vociferus vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 | 1884 | F. S. Robinson | |
![]() | Gibberella saubinetii (Durieu & Mont.) Sacc. | 1893 | J.B. Ellis | Granville |
![]() | Hypoxylon deustum (Hoffm.) Grev. | 1893 | H. L. Jones | |
![]() | Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1853 | Mack, D. (Don) | Eden Twp, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 | 1874 | not recorded | Licking Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Calidris canutus rufa (A.Wilson, 1813) | 1878 | Savage, E. (Ed) | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1878 | not recorded | Licking Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | not recorded | Licking Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Anas americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789 | 1880 | not recorded | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | not recorded | Licking, Ohio, USA |
| Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 | 1881 | not recorded | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA | |
| Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758 | 1881 | not recorded | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
All 2,144 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
9 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Vanatta: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 2 plants. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Creek Crushed Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Dry Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dry Creek Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hoskinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newark No. 214 Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Van Wey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Wey Sand and Gravel Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
9 since 2011The National Weather Service names Vanatta in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanatta | $50,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A house had the roof removed and the garage collapsed due to the winds. Several large pine trees landed on outbuildings, carports, and homes. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanatta | $4,000 | Power lines were knocked down. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanatta | $2,000 | Several trees were reported knocked down. |
| April 2021 | Flood | Vanatta | - | High water was reported on Belmont Avenue. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Vanatta | - | A portion of Price Road was impassable due to high water. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanatta | - | A tree was downed near the intersection of Chestnut Hills Road and Marion Road due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Vanatta | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Vanatta | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vanatta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Blanchard (historical) | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Louisville | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Welsh Hills | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wilkins Run | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Newark | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fredonia | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Highwater | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065429. 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.



















