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Voorheis, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Circleville City. It lies in ZIP code area 43113. It stands on Griffy Run. The Survey maps it on the Ashville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1914 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1914 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.
- 1914 USGS Circleville quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Circleville quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Ashville quadrangle1:24000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 2,804 shownMuseums hold 2,804 specimens collected within 10 miles of Voorheis (historical) between 1829 and 1975: 2,723 Animalia, 65 Plantae, 14 Fungi, 1 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Spreitzer, A. White, M. Trautman, T. Cavender, Abbott, R; and others 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Phyllactinia corylea (Pers.) P.Karst. | 1892 | W.A. Kellerman | |
 | unnamed | 1896 | F. L. Stevens | Big Walnut. |
 | Rallus elegans elegans Audubon, 1834 | 1829 | Florence, A. (Arledge) | Col Anderson farm 6 1/2 mi west of Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus A.Wilson, 1812 | 1876 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Darby Creek, Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Lanius ludovicianus migrans W.Palmer, 1898 | 1877 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Goose Pond, near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Hirundo rustica erythrogaster Boddaert, 1783 | 1879 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Mearns, E.A. | Circleville near Scioto River. |
 | Empidonax virescens (Vieillot, 1818) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Niles Woods, near Circleville, Pickaway Co., Ohio |
 | Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Accipiter striatus Vieillot, 1808 | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | Scioto River bottoms near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
 | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) | 1881 | Jones, H. (Howard) | near Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, USA |
All 2,804 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
5 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Voorheis (historical): 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh Spradlin Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Raleigh Spradlin Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm & Dillard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sturm and Dillard Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sturm and Dillard Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview (historical) | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sheldon (historical) | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Graystone Villas | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Northwood Park | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bridlewood | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bells (historical) | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Brookside Park | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hagerty (historical) | 2.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q111911272 | 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 1080608. 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.
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.