Wilson, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in London City. It lies in ZIP code area 43140. The Survey maps it on the London quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1907 to 1986The 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 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.
- 1907 USGS London quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS London quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS London quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS London quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS London quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS London quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS London quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 271 shownMuseums hold 271 specimens collected within 10 miles of Wilson (historical) between 1889 and 1972: 261 Animalia, 6 Plantae, 4 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by B. Fink, B. Montgomery, L. Alward & P. Alward, Betz, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Chimarra obscura (Walker, 1852) | 1898 | Scott O'Dee | |
![]() | Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848 | 1902 | not recorded | |
![]() | Chrysops niger Macquart, 1838 | 1902 | not recorded | |
![]() | Buteo jamaicensis borealis (Gmelin, 1788) | 1889 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1893 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Spizella pusilla (A.Wilson, 1810) | 1893 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Buteo Lacepede, 1799 | 1894 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Otus asio (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1894 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein, 1812) | 1896 | Hine, J. S. (James Stewart) | London, Madison, Ohio, USA |
![]() | Nocomis micropogon (Cope, 1865) | 1897 | R. Osburn & E. Williamson | Little Darby, Franklin County, Ohio |
All 271 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
1 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wilson (historical): 1 past producer. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Meadows | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Chevington Place | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hyde Park | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sheffield Commons | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Elmhurst | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Brooks Edge | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| London | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| London Terrace | 2.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1067465. 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.
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.

























