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Waterford, Ohio

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Middlebury Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43019. It stands on Lost Run. The Survey maps it on the Bellville quadrangle.

Waterford within Knox County

Then and now

1915 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Waterford, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet of Waterford, surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 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 county-history sources

11,093 words on this township

A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive; Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes .., published 1862; History of Knox County, Ohio, Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline History of the Northwest; a Complete History of Knox County ... a Record of Its Soldiers in the Late War; Portraits of Its Early Settlers and Prominent Men ... Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Middlebury Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

On tlie 3d of December, 1823, this township was established, imd the first election was held at the house of Luther Bateman, in April, 1824. It is now the north-west corner of Knox, and on the score of improvement, the beauty of the country, and the intelligence of its inhabitants, ranks first. Its principal settlers at every period have been Friends, from Maryland and Virginia ; and the influence of the Quaker element has been highly salutary. The increase of population and wealth has been steady. In 1830 the inhabitants numbered 705, and the amount of land returned for taxation was 13,000 acres ; in 1810 there were 1,002 inhabitants ; in 1850, 1,092 ; and in 1860, 1,040. The villaares of Batemantown and Waterford are points for trading operations ; the latter is quite a thriving little town, having the advantage of miUs in its neighborhood. Here Josiah Eawcett and John Lavering for many years were rivals in business, competitors for the post-ofiice, and the prominent men of their respective i)arties. When the Whigs were in power, Josiah held the post-ofiice ; and when the Democrats ruled, he was out and John in. The post-office and its name were mooted points in Middlebury. The Laverings were old settlers of this section. Of the old stock, Daniel and Mary were here in 1813 ; she died October 24, 1816, aged 85. Several of the name are in the county at this date ; John is yet selling goods at Waterford.

Passage source: A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive; Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes .., published 1862.

Ordered, That the following bounds be laid oft" into a separate township, to wit : ' ' Beginning at the southeast corner of the j eighth township, in the fourteenth range, and running west on | said township line to the southwest corner of said township; j thence north on the line between the fourteenth and fifteenth | ranges to the boundary line; thence westerly on said boundary ', line to where the nearest north and south line in the new pur- . chase strikes said boundary line; thence north on said north and south line to the north boundar}- of Knox county; thence east on the county line to where the west boundary line of Berlin township strikes said county line; thence soi],th on tlie west boundary of said Berlin township to the place of beginning; which shall henceforth be entitled to all the privileges of a

Passage source: History of Knox County, Ohio, Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio, Including an Outline History of the Northwest; a Complete History of Knox County ... a Record of Its Soldiers in the Late War; Portraits of Its Early Settlers and Prominent Men ... Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc, published 1881.

Middlebury township shall be composed of the following bounds, to wit: "Beginning at the northwest corner of the seventh township in the fourteenth range; thence north on the range line to the Indian boundary line; thence southwesterly to Franklin township; thence north on the east boundary of Franklin to the county line; thence east to the line between the fifth and sixth sections in Knox county; thence south on said line to the old Indian boundary line; thence northeasterly on said line to where the range line between the thirteenth and fourteenth ranges strikes said boundary; thence south on said boundary to the northwest corner of township seven, in range thirteen; thence west on the township line to the place of beginning."

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Middlebury Township - it names this place 24 more 24 times.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 328 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 328 specimens collected within 10 miles of Waterford between 1837 and 1974: 303 Animalia, 19 Fungi, 5 Plantae, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Hall, A. P. Morgan, Adler, K. K. 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.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Phyllosticta Pers., 1818	1883	Kellerman
Phyllosticta pyrina Sacc.	1883	W. A. Kellerman
Septoria E.M.Fries, 1819	1883	Kellerman
Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820)	1837	Müller	Ohio
Pooecetes gramineus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)	1863	Turati (comte), Ercole
Delphinium exaltatum Aiton	1877	E Sheets
Hydrastis canadensis L.	1877	E Sheets
Lobelia inflata L.	1881	Andriessen, H.	near Fredericktown, OH
Ascochyta Lib., 1830	1883	Kellerman
Nummularia microplaca (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Cooke	1883	W.A. Kellerman
Septoria anemones Desm.	1883	Kellerman
Septoria ribis (Lib.) Desm.	1883	W. A. Kellermann

All 328 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Waterford: 1 producer, 1 past 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
	Chesterville Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
	Fredericktown Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Knox County

Storms near this place

3 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waterford in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2018: 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waterford	$1,400,000	An intense line of thunderstorms or Derecho moved across Knox County during the late afternoon of June 29th causing extensive damage. Winds were estimated to be as much as 65 mph. Over 50 percent of residents lost power during this event. Power was not completely restored for several days. Hundreds of trees were downed across the county along with many utility poles forcing the closure of some of roads and streets. Damage to homes and buildings was also extensive. Dozens of homes and buildings lost roofing or siding with many other homes damaged by fallen trees. Clean up costs were extensive. The clean up was hampered by an ongoing heat wave with afternoon temperatures in the upper 90s. Significant crop losses are also expected. Damage from this storm was comparable to the remnants of Hurricane Ike in September 2008.
February 2011	Flood	Waterford	$400,000	Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to widespread flooding across Knox County. Rainfall totals across the county ranged from one to three inches on February 27th and 28th. Up to ten inches of heavy snow was on the ground at the onset of the rain. This snow rapidly melted as temperatures warmed into the 50s on the 28th. Up to an additional inch of water equivalent rainfall was released from the melted snow. Hundreds of homes in the county sustained damage, mainly from basement flooding. Many roads had to be closed because of the flooding.
April 2018	Flood	Waterford	$4,000	Multiple rounds of heavy rain moved over Knox County on April 3 and 4th. Rainfall measured for these two days was 2.5 to 3.5 inches with locally higher amounts. The rainfall resulted in multiple closed roads across the county. The hardest hit areas were in northern Knox County in the Fredericktown where the heaviest rain fell. A water rescue occurred on Knox Lake Road between SR 95 and Mishey Road from the Markey Run, a tributary to Knox Lake around 1020 pm on the 3rd. A vehicle was stuck in flood waters on Kildruff Road by Kokosing River in Gambier as early as 740 PM on the 3rd. This flood prone location remained flooded well into the 4th.

Every storm recorded in Knox 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Batemantown	1.7 miles	12
Palmyra	4.2 miles	12
Lucerne	5.6 miles	9
Lake View	5.8 miles	11
Fredericktown	6.0 miles	11
Ankenytown	6.1 miles	12
South Bay	6.3 miles	11
Dorema	6.8 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.

Wikipedia article on Waterford	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q22703970	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 1061724. 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.

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.