Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Wharton, Ohio

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43359. The Survey maps it on the Wharton quadrangle. 328 people lived here at the 2020 count.

Wharton within Wyandot County

Population over time

2 figures

Wharton fell from 358 to 328 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	358
2020	328	-30 (-8%)

Then and now

1907 to 1986

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 Wharton, surveyed 1986

Topographic sheet of Wharton, surveyed 1907

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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.

1907 USGS Upper Sandusky quadrangle1:62500
1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Wharton quadrangle1:24000
1961 USGS Wharton quadrangle1:24000
1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000
1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Richland township, The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.

From The History of Wyandot County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County: Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.;, published 1884 - Richland Township

First Events

Among the first settlers the first wedding which took place in this township was in December, 1834, celebrated at the residence of Conrad Wickiser (Section 21), the contracting parties being John Roberts and A.bigail Wickiser; the first birth was that of Maria James, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Miller) James, on the 1st day of March, 1835, in the northeast quarter of Section 1; and the first death was that of Elijah Benjamin, a child aged four years, who was killed December 25, 1834, by a tree, in the northwest quarter of Section 28; he is buried in the Stradley Graveyard, Delaware Township, Hancock County.

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In the county-history sources

19,008 words on this township

The History of Wyandot County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County: Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.;, published 1884 names this settlement in its chapter on Richland Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Charles Smith was the first dominie in the township, and taught in the schoolhouse first built, during the winters of 1835, 1836 and 1837, the attendance averaging about twenty scholars. Abraham Cole was the first teacher in the schoolhouse built in 1839, and his duties were limited to wrestling with some twenty tyros, in their dee]) researches into the mysteries of Lindley Murray, etc. There are now ten school buildings in this township, located one on each of Sections 1, 9, 11, 21, 23, 32, 34 and 36, and two in Whartonsburg, all brick structures, excepting one of the two in Wharton.

Passage source: The History of Wyandot County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County: Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.;, published 1884.

Sarah A., Mary A. and Martha J., Malinda being the only surviving member of the family. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Baker are Minerva J., September 23, 1867; Alvin E., July 20, 1869; Harrison S., March 9, 1875; Ida M., April 29, 1877; Charles F., October 14, 1879. Mr. Baker rented land till Mrs. Baker inherited 120 acres (to which they have added forty), where they now reside. They also own 160 acres in Ridge To\ynship, 120 of which were inherited. Their farm is in good condition, well stocked and provided with good buildings. Mr. Baker is a Republican; he served as Clerk of Ridge Township two years; is a member of the Grange and Trustee of the Building Association at Wharton, both he and Mrs. Baker being members of the Church of God, with which he was formerly officially connected.

Passage source: The History of Wyandot County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County: Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.;, published 1884.

McClelland, who emigrated to this country from Ireland. His father was a First Lieutenant in the war of 1812. At the age of eighteen, our subject came to Ohio with his uncle, William McClelland, who was a blacksmith, and with whom he learned the trade, serving an apprenticeship of three years. At the expiration of that time, he returned to Pennsylvania: after plying his trade there three years, returned to Fairfield County, Ohio, where he continued to follow his trade. He then followed teaming on the Columbus (Ohio) & Baltimore (Md.) pike, and from Zanesville to Maysville, Ky., pike, for about three years. In 1843, he married and settled in Ross County, where he continued to reside till 1849, when he came to Ridge Township and purchased a farm of sixty acres. About 1864, he removed to this township, and buying eighty acres of land, paying therefor $2,100. He has improved his farm, till it is now valued at $75 per acre. He removed to Wharton in 1880, and has since lived retired. His marriage took place March 19, 1843, with Miss Martha A. Greek, daughter of Jacob and Martha (Miller) Greek, of German ancestry. Mr. and Mrs. McClelland have been blest with seven children, viz. : Margaret A., wife of Adam Snook; William, Jacob, Geoi'ge and John. Sarah E. and an infant are deceased. Mr. McClelland embarked in life with few means, but by his untiring industry and perseverance, he has acquired property to the value of $10,000. He has always affiliated with the Democratic party, having cast his first vote for Gen. Jackson. Mr. McClelland and wife are highly respected pioneers in the community in which they reside.

Passage source: The History of Wyandot County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County: Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc.;, published 1884.

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 Richland Township - it names this place 17 more 17 times.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 197 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 197 specimens collected within 10 miles of Wharton between 1899 and 1975: 165 Animalia, 29 Fungi, 3 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Allen, J. M., Blyth & Katz, Blyth, D. (David) & Katz, D. (David) 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
Puccinia P.Micheli ex Haller, 1768	1902	Bonser, T.	Carey
Puccinia caricina DC.	1902	T. Bonser
Mycosphaerella dearnessii M.E.Barr	1931	Curtis May	State Forest at Steece
Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) Lange & C.E.O.Jensen	1899	W. A. Kellerman
Phyllachora graminis (Pers.) Fuckel	1900	Bonser Thos.	Wyandot Co.
Phyllachora vulgata Theiss. & Syd.	1900	Thos. Bouser	Big Spring Prairie
Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822	1901	Thos A. Bonser	Carey, S. of
Lepidium campestre (L.) W.T.Aiton	1901	Bonser, T.A.	Carey
Puccinia eatoniae Arthur	1901	Bouser Thomas?	Wyandot Co.
Puccinia fusca Wallr.	1901	Bouser Thomas	Wyandot Co.
Puccinia podophylli Schwein.	1901	Bowser Thomas	Wyandot Co.
Uncinula macrospora Peck	1901	T. A. Bonser

All 197 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this place

6 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wharton in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2012: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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	Wharton	$1,250,000	An intense line of thunderstorms or Derecho moved across Wyandot County during the afternoon of June 29th causing extensive damage. Winds were estimated to be as much as 80 mph. The southwest corner of the county was the hardest hit. Over 50 percent of residents lost power during this event. Power was not completely restored for several days. Hundreds, if not thousands of trees were downed across the county along with many utility poles forcing the closure of dozens 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.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Wharton	$100,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged several barn roofs in the Wharton area.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Wharton	$2,000	Several large limbs were reported down.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Wharton	$2,000	A few large limbs were reported down.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Wharton	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large limbs.
May 2010	Hail	Wharton	-	Penny size hail was observed.

Every storm recorded in Wyandot 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
Kirby	4.0 miles	10
Lovell	7.2 miles	10
Crawford	7.5 miles	10
Carey	7.6 miles	11
South Park	9.8 miles	10
Brownstown	9.8 miles	11
Upper Sandusky	9.8 miles	10
Mononcue	10.5 miles	10

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 Wharton	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2674140	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 1061770. 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.

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.