Wilbren, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43764. The Survey maps it on the New Lexington quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1911 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
- 2002 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:24000
In the 1883 county history
16,644 words on this townshipThe county history of 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pike Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Pike Township - 16,644 words.
Fires nearby
24 since 2013The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Wilbren between 2013 and 2019, burning about 120 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1346 |
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1021 |
| 20 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4665 |
| 15 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4366 |
| 12 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11230 |
| 12 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 808 |
| 12 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 811 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 203 shownMuseums hold 203 specimens collected within 10 miles of Wilbren between 1890 and 1975: 157 Animalia, 24 Fungi, 19 Plantae, 2 Unrecorded, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Bergstrom, J., Buchanan, J., Buker, W.E. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pucciniastrum hydrangeae (Magnus) Arthur | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Uromyces junci-effusi P.Syd. & Syd. | 1910 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Rendville. |
![]() | Anomodon attenuatus (Hedw.) Huebener | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Anthoceros punctatus L. | 1891 | not recorded | Rendville |
![]() | Ascocoryne cylichnium (Tul.) Korf | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
| Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin | 1891 | W. C. Werner | ||
![]() | Callicladium haldanianum (Grev.) H.A.Crum | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Frullania eboracensis Gottsche | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Holwaya gigantea (Peck) E.J.Durand | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | [Specific locality illegible.] |
![]() | Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & E.Warncke | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
| Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P.Karst. | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | Rendville |
All 203 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
6 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wilbren: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly Pit | Clay, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Cannon Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cannon Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Crooksville Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ludowici-Celadon Donnelly Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Turkey Run Mine Johnson City Clay | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoboth | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| New Lexington | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lyonsdale (historical) | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Claybank (historical) | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mainsville | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Moores Junction | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Clover Hill | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Milligan | 4.0 miles | 15 |
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 Q122562737 | 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 1077185. 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.























