Wilkins Run, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1966. It stands in Mary Ann Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43055. It stands on Wilkins Run. The Survey maps it on the Hickman quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1966The same ground, surveyed 57 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
11 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 Newark quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Newark quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Hickman quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
Fires nearby
13 since 2014The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Wilkins Run between 2014 and 2020, burning about 22 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 12525 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 11667 |
| 19 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 4065 |
| 27 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15065 |
| 17 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 7054 |
| 17 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 6866 |
| 17 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 6865 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 1,593 shownMuseums hold 1,593 specimens collected within 10 miles of Wilkins Run between 1853 and 1975: 1,503 Animalia, 63 Fungi, 25 Plantae, 2 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by ANGEVINE & SEVER, Adler, K. K., Adler, K. K. & Dennis, D. M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Charadrius vociferus vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 | 1884 | F. S. Robinson | |
![]() | Asplenium pinnatifidum Nutt. | 1893 | Jones, H.L. | Toboso |
![]() | Hypoxylon deustum (Hoffm.) Grev. | 1893 | H. L. Jones | |
![]() | Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1853 | Mack, D. (Don) | Eden Twp, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 | 1874 | not recorded | Licking Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Calidris canutus rufa (A.Wilson, 1813) | 1878 | Savage, E. (Ed) | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1878 | not recorded | Licking Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | not recorded | Licking Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Anas americana J.F.Gmelin, 1789 | 1880 | not recorded | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1880 | not recorded | Licking, Ohio, USA |
| Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 | 1881 | not recorded | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA | |
| Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758 | 1881 | not recorded | Buckeye Lake Reservoir, Licking, Ohio, USA |
All 1,593 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
7 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wilkins Run: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 2 plants. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Creek Crushed Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Dry Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dry Creek Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jones Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newark No. 214 Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Van Wey Sand and Gravel Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
2 since 2015The National Weather Service names Wilkins Run in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2015: 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilkins Run | $3,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down or were snapped off above the ground. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Wilkins Run | - | Purity Road in Etna Township was closed due to high water covering the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ben | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Rocky Fork | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Marne | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Vanatta | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Swans | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Purity | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Saint Louisville | 5.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1061780. 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.




















