Wainwright, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Warwick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44663. It lies in Lanes Valley. The Survey maps it on the New Philadelphia quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 85 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
15 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 Uhrichsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Uhrichsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS New Philadelphia quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS New Philadelphia quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS New Philadelphia quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS New Philadephia quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS New Philadephia quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS New Philadephia quadrangle1:24000
In the 1884 county history
3,263 words on this townshipThe county history of 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Warwick Township covers formation, topography, first entries of military lands, pioneers.
Read the chapter on Warwick Township - 3,263 words.
Fires nearby
20 since 2005The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Wainwright between 2005 and 2020, burning about 38 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5305 |
| 9 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15776 |
| 20 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4905 |
| 9 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4727 |
| 13 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13085 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 601 shownMuseums hold 601 specimens collected within 10 miles of Wainwright between 1851 and 1973: 458 Animalia, 100 Plantae, 41 Fungi, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Cibula, A. Cobula, A. Perry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pisidium cruciatum Sterki, 1895 | 1894 | G. Marston | Tuscarawas River, New Philadelphia |
![]() | Pisidium fallax Sterki, 1896 | 1894 | G. Marston | Tuscarawas River, New Philadelphia |
![]() | Pisidium noveboracense Prime, 1858 | 1895 | G. Marston | from spring - brook lat. 4 miles south of New Philadelpia (Sterki) |
![]() | Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Anemone canadensis L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Cardamine douglassii Britton | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canae Docus [??] [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover?] |
![]() | Delphinium tricorne Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canal Dover |
![]() | Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Tuscarawa City |
![]() | Hydrophyllum virginianum L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Silene virginica L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canal Downs [Canal Dover] |
All 601 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
10 of 11 shownThe federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Wainwright: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Head Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Plant Number 5 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Urichsville Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Midvale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stewart and Reichman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stocker Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Evans Clay Products, Inc. Mill | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Valley Mining Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Tuscarawas | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Old Town | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Brightwood | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Royal Lane Park | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Riverside Park | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Three Legs Town (historical) | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Midvale | 3.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065444. 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.


























