Vigo, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45601. It stands on Goshen Run. The Survey maps it on the Richmond Dale quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1906 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1906 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Richmond Dale quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Richmond Dale quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wellston quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Richmond Dale quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
35 since 2005The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Vigo between 2005 and 2019, burning about 206 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | LONDONDERRY |
| 9 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1324 |
| 7 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1323 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 849 shownMuseums hold 849 specimens collected within 10 miles of Vigo between 1923 and 1975: 754 Animalia, 48 Fungi, 42 Plantae, 5 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. C. Lincoln, A. Cronquist, A. Spreitzer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Aceria ulmicola Nalepa, 1909 | 1923 | Miller, A. E. (August E.) | Richmond Dale, Ross Co., OH, U.S.A. |
![]() | Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc & Daudin, 1801) | 1926 | ROBT ENDERS | 3 MI N ALMA |
![]() | Ammocrypta pellucida (Putnam, 1863) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Salt Creek, near US 50, east of Londonderry OH, Liberty Township |
![]() | Carpiodes cyprinus hinei Trautman, 1956 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma variatum Kirtland, 1840 | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868) | 1929 | MB Trautman & ass't. | Paint Creek, trib of Scioto River near mouth, Springfield Twp |
![]() | Hybopsis Agassiz, 1854 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
![]() | Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
![]() | Micropterus dolomieu dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
![]() | Notropis deliciosus (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Scioto River, within Jefferson township, near Richmond Dale, Jefferson township |
All 849 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
7 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Vigo: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Silica Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Miami Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Miami Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morrison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Morrison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parry Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Parry Silica Sand and Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
7 since 2018The National Weather Service names Vigo in 7 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 3 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vigo | $4,000 | Trees were knocked down on Musgrave and Vigo Roads. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vigo | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down across Vigo Road. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Vigo | - | West Junction Road near Salt Creek remained flooded. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Vigo | - | High water was reported on Vigo Road. High water signs were put out, but the road was not impassable. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Vigo | - | High water resulted in a partial closure of W. Junction Rd near Salt Creek Bridge. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Vigo | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Vigo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lickskillet | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Londonderry | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Junction | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Canada (historical) | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Richmond Dale | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rittenours | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Poe Valley (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rupels | 4.1 miles | 12 |
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 Vigo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23698520 | 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 1065438. 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.






















