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

Willard, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Willard City. It lies in ZIP code area 44890. The Survey maps it on the Willard quadrangle. 6,197 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 928 feet above sea level.

Willard within Huron County

Population over time

2 figures

Willard fell from 6,236 to 6,197 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	6,236
2020	6,197	-39 (-1%)

Then and now

1915 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Willard, surveyed 1986

Topographic sheet of Willard, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 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.

Fires nearby

2 since 2002

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Willard between 2002 and 2002, burning about 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Debris and open burning	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
29 June 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
7 April 2002	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Huron County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 221 shown

Museums hold 221 specimens collected within 10 miles of Willard between 1885 and 1974: 120 Plantae, 71 Animalia, 16 Fungi, 14 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. P. Morgan, Baumgartner, L., C. E. Jennings 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
Hemiarcyria stipata (Schwein.) Rostaf., 1876	1885	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Physarum inaequale Peck, 1878	1885	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Chondrioderma spumarioides (Fr. & Palmquist) Rostaf., 1873	1886	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Trichia proximella P.Karst., 1879	1889	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Tubifera ferruginosa (Batsch) J.F.Gmel., 1792	1889	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Didymium melanospermum (Pers.) T.Macbr., 1899	1890	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Physarum ellipsosporum Rostaf., 1876	1890	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Physarum relatum Morgan, 1896	1890	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Calonema aureum Morgan, 1893	1891	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Didymium eximium Peck, 1878	1891	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Physarum compressum Alb. & Schwein., 1805	1891	A. P. Morgan	Preston
Physarum sulphureum Alb. & Schwein., 1805	1891	A. P. Morgan	Preston

All 221 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

3 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Willard: 3 past producers. None of them 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.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Montgomery Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Montgomery Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Plymouth Sand and Gravel-Huron Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Huron County

Storms nearby

42 since 1997

The National Weather Service names Willard in 42 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 29 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 9 injuries. 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 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	6 hurt, $350,000	A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated around 100 mph moved east along US Highway 224 in southern Huron County. Many trees were downed in Willard with the first significant damage occurring in New Haven Township just southeast of Willard where a mobile home was destroyed along State Route 61. The damage path continued east along Highway 224 for approximately seven miles. Two mobile homes on State Route 13 just northeast of Greenwich were flipped over and destroyed injuring six people. One of the mobile homes was tossed 150 feet into a ditch. A house was damaged in Greenwich and at least one vehicle was crushed by fallen trees. Over 1000 trees were blown down along the 7 mile damage path and considerable crop damage also occurred. Estimates on the crop damage will not be available until after the fall harvest.
June 2000	Lightning	Willard	3 hurt	A 56 year woman and two 14 year old boys were struck by lightning at Willard High School during a track meet. The woman received only minor injuries, but both boys were hospitalized overnight.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$250,000	A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated at 60 mph caused considerable damage in Willard. Dozens of large trees and a couple of power poles were toppled by the strong winds. Widespread power outages occurred.
July 1998	Tornado (F0)	Willard	$100,000	A tornado touched down northwest of Willard and traveled southeast to Plymouth. Homes along the route sustained shingle and antenna damage. Two railroad cars were blown off the track and many trees were downed or their tops were broken off.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$75,000	Trees, large limbs and power lines were downed and roofs were damaged.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds were responsible for causing considerable damage to a home southwest of Williad during the early morning hours of the 9th. Straight line winds blew apart a door to a barn. Boards from the barn pierced through the side of the house in two locations putting holes in the wall. A nearby tree only had branches broken from it.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs. A home to the south of Willard was damaged by a fallen tree.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$20,000	Several trees and large limbs were reported down. Near Willard, a roof and some siding was blown off a mobile home.
September 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a couple trees and some large limbs. A power line was also knocked down causing some power outages.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds blew a small barn down. Debris from the barn landed on a road.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed six trees. A car was damaged by a fallen tree.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$10,000	A utility pole was snapped by thunderstorm winds. A large tree limb was also downed.
May 2002	Hail	Willard	$10,000	Quarter size hail was reported two miles east of Willard.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$8,000	A trained weather spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph with branches down across the area.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree. The tree took down some power lines.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$4,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed three trees in the Willard area.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$2,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$2,000	A few large limbs were reported down.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$2,000	no account filed
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree limb.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	Trees downed in Willard.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	Several tree limbs downed at intersection of OH Route 99 and Egypt Road, about two-miles NNE of Willard.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	Couple of downed trees in Willard.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	Numerous trees down in Willard.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	Numerous trees down about three-miles northeast of Willard.
April 2020	Hail	Willard	-	Trained spotter reported penny-size hail in Willard.
June 2017	Hail	Willard	-	Nickel sized hail was observed.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs.
September 2012	Hail	Willard	-	Quarter sized hail was observed.
June 2010	Hail	Willard	-	Half dollar sized hail was observed.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at 60 MPH.
June 2007	Hail	Willard	-	Penny size hail was observed.
June 2004	Hail	Willard	-	Penny size hail was observed.
August 2004	Hail	Willard	-	Penny size hail was observed five miles northwest of Willard.
May 2003	Hail	Willard	-	Penny size hail was observed.
August 2000	Flash Flood	Willard	-	Four to five inches of rain fell on southern Huron County during the evening hours. Many roads had to be closed in and around Willard because of flood waters one to two feet deep. A car became stuck in high water in Willard. The occupants of the car were rescued by firefighters.
July 2000	Hail	Willard	-	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Willard	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Huron 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
Celeryville	1.6 miles	13
Coble Village	2.0 miles	13
Centerton	2.5 miles	12
New Haven	2.8 miles	13
New Pittsburgh	4.0 miles	13
Relief (historical)	4.1 miles	12
Steuben	4.1 miles	13
Plymouth	5.1 miles	13

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 Willard	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2233885	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 1058142. 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.