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Villa, Ohio

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Moorefield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 45503. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle.

Villa within Clark County

Then and now

1904 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Villa, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Villa, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 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.

In the 1881 county history

85,358 words on this township

The county history of 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Moorefield Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Moorefield Township - 85,358 words.

Fires nearby

2 since 2002

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Villa between 2002 and 2002, burning about 16 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
18 October 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOhio State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 743 shown

Museums hold 743 specimens collected within 10 miles of Villa between 1840 and 1974: 487 Animalia, 211 Plantae, 44 Fungi, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by 73.7; J.H., A. Barron, A. N. Leeds 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 Cystopteris protrusa (Weath.) BlasdellCystopteris protrusa (Weath.) Blasdell1878Beardslee, H.C.near Springfield
Specimen of Urocystis colchici (Schltdl.) Rabenh.Urocystis colchici (Schltdl.) Rabenh.1916W.G. Stover; E.C. Leonardnear Springfield
Specimen of Ustilago heufleri FuckelUstilago heufleri Fuckel1917E.R. Leonard
A photograph of the species Caulophyllum thalictroides, not of this specimenCaulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.1840Williams, M.G.Springfield
A photograph of the species Staphylea trifolia, not of this specimenStaphylea trifolia L.1840Williams, M.G.Springfield
A photograph of the species Funaria hygrometrica, not of this specimenFunaria hygrometrica Hedw.1846not recordedSpringfield
A photograph of the species Bryhnia graminicolor, not of this specimenBryhnia graminicolor (Brid.) Grout1870J. W. Eckfeldtnear Springfield
A photograph of the species Bryum pseudotriquetrum, not of this specimenBryum pseudotriquetrum var. bimum (Schreb.) Lilj.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Hygroamblystegium tenax, not of this specimenHygroamblystegium tenax subsp. orthocladon (P.Beauv.) Wijk & Margad.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Schwetschkeopsis denticulata, not of this specimenSchwetschkeopsis denticulata (Sull.) Broth.1870J. W. EckfeldtSpringfield
A photograph of the species Amblystegium serpens, not of this specimenAmblystegium serpens var. angustifolium H.Lindb. ex Limpr.1871H. J. BiddlecomeSpringfield
A photograph of the species Asterella tenella, not of this specimenAsterella tenella (L.) P.Beauv.1871Hannah J. BiddlecomeSpringfield

All 743 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

7 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Villa: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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
County Line Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
County Line Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eagle City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Eagle City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Roberts PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Springfield Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Springfield Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms nearby

10 since 2011

The National Weather Service names Villa in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 tornado, 2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
July 2025Tornado (EF1)Villa$200,000The tornado is believed to have first formed on the west side of Derr Road, where a tree was downed onto a camper. The tornado then continued east, where some minor structural damage was noted along with numerous trees downed. The tornado moved northeast, where the most significant damage was observed north of Moorefield Road, along Ridgewood Road West, Waltin Lane, and Midland Road. Two homes had large portions of their roofs removed, with one section of a roof thrown across the road and into the backyard of another property. Additional debris was lofted and thrown into multiple trees. Finally, shingle damage was noted on numerous homes and tree damage was widespread through this neighborhood. The tornado continued northeast of Ridgewood Road East, where the damage became more limited and sporadic. Of note, several trees and multiple large tree limbs were downed on Middle Urbana Road, Windy Ridge Drive, and Morris Road. The tornado is believed to have dissipated beyond this point.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindVilla$25,000Roof damage occurred and windows were blown out near Kenton Ridge High School due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindVilla$15,000Several full size trees were knocked down near the intersection of Middle Urbana Road and Moorefield Road. Also some power lines and traffic signals were knocked down, and a house had some shingle damage to its roof.
May 2011Tornado (EF1)Villa$15,000Concrete blocks were lifted onto a roof, convergence was noted in a wheat field south of a farm house, four power poles were knocked down, and one house had insulation pulled out of it due to the tornado. The maximum estimated wind speeds based on damage was around 90 miles per hour.
May 2020FloodVilla$1,000A car was stuck in high water on Erter Road. High water was also reported on Villa Road.
May 2014Flash FloodVilla$1,000Over 2 feet of water was flowing over Ridgewood Road due to heavy rainfall.
June 2015Flash FloodVilla-Water was rushing through the back yards of a subdivision near State Route 334 in Northridge.
May 2014FloodVilla-Flooding was reported in the vicinity of Derr Road due to heavy rainfall.
July 2023HailVilla-no account filed
July 2023HailVilla-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clark 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
Glencoe Estates0.5 miles15
Eastview Heights1.0 miles15
Oakwood Village1.1 miles15
Oakcrest1.4 miles15
Kingsgate Commons1.4 miles15
Home Orchards1.5 miles15
Miracle Mile1.8 miles15
Olympic Hills1.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1049279. 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.