Wellsville, Ohio
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Wellsville Village. It lies in ZIP code area 43968. It stands on McQueen Run. The Survey maps it on the Wellsville quadrangle. 3,113 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresWellsville fell from 3,541 to 3,113 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,541 | |
| 2020 | 3,113 | -428 (-12%) |
Then and now
1904 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1904 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
22 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.
- 1904 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Wellsville 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
- 1960 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS East Liverpool quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS East Liverpool quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
23 since 1993The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Wellsville between 1993 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | MIDDLE RUN RD. |
| 21 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15816 |
| 19 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | KITCHEL AVE. NEAR NEWELL |
| 1 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | ARROYO ROAD |
| 8 April 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | West Virginia Division of Forestry | CRESENT |
| 7 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15128 |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | 2507 LOCUST HILL ROAD |
| 6 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | West Virginia Division of Forestry | AUBURN DR/LOCUST HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 404 shownMuseums hold 404 specimens collected within 10 miles of Wellsville between 1889 and 1975: 289 Animalia, 101 Plantae, 14 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Mac Gillivroy, Albert Peyron, Athearn, Herbert D. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Sphaerotheca humuli var. fuliginea (Schltdl.) E.S.Salmon | 1916 | E.K. Seymour | Lower campus |
![]() | Polyporus conchifer (Schwein.) Fr. | 1923 | F.O. Grover | On Campus |
![]() | Dryopteris × triploidea Wherry | 1967 | Cusick, A.W. | pinnae at right angles to rachis; rich woods in small ravine, Middle fork Valley near Lusk's Lock, Beaver Creek State Park, Section 27, Elk Run Twp. |
![]() | Polistes annularis (Linnaeus, 1763) | 1889 | A. D. Mac Gillivroy | Salineville |
![]() | Polistes fuscatus (Fabricius, 1793) | 1889 | not recorded | Salineville |
| Thoracophorus costalis (Erichson, 1840) | 1891 | not recorded | ||
| Bombus ashtoni (Cresson, 1864) | 1892 | unknown | Salineville | |
![]() | Bombus pensylvanicus (De Geer, 1773) | 1892 | not recorded | Salineville |
| Megachile mendica Cresson, 1878 | 1892 | unknown | Salineville | |
![]() | Polyporus luridus Kalchbr. | 1895 | Holden Wm. | Spring Grove |
![]() | Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1899 | not recorded | East Liverpool |
![]() | Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P.Fuchs | 1900 | Shafer, J.A. | [Glasglow], Smiths Ferry |
All 404 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
4 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wellsville: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Globe Number 1 Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Globe Refractories, Inc. | Clay | Producer | ||
| H.K. Porter Brick Plant | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
17 since 1996The National Weather Service names Wellsville in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. A house was severely damaged by a falling tree. Route 39 was blocked by downed trees. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Wellsville | $25,000 | A county official reported numerous roads closed due to flooding in Wellsville. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $10,000 | Trees down. Wind blew power lines down, onto car. Car caught fire! |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down in Wellsville. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $5,000 | Emergency manager reported trees down on roads in Wellsville. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $2,000 | Local law enforcement reported several trees down. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $2,000 | The public reported large branches down. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $2,000 | Trees blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $1,000 | Trees down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | $500 | The public reported trees down. |
| August 2013 | Flood | Wellsville | - | State official reported three feet of water on Anderson Street in Wellsville. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wellsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Wellsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Wellsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Wellsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Wellsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Wellsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Hillcrest | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Walkers | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Spring Grove | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Jethro | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Pleasant Heights | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| East Liverpool | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| La Croft | 4.0 miles | 22 |
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 Wellsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1982442 | 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 1049302. 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.






























