BlockYork Center, Ohio
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1992. It stands in York Township. The Survey maps it on the York Center quadrangle. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1913 to 1992The 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
9 surveys from 12 printed 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.
- 1913 USGS Richwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Richwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Richwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS York Center quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Bellefontaine quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
59,577 words on this townshipThe History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on York Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
John Johnson came with his family from Harrison County, Ohio, in 1834, and settled near Summersville. Before emigrating to this township, he had traveled on the circuit as a Methodist minister in the Pittsburgh, Penn., conference aad in New York, but after his arrival in Union County he officiated in a clerical capacity only as a local preacher. In physique, he was large and portly. He was one of the original proprietors of Sumraersville; engaged, to pome extent, in clearing his farm; opened a store at the little village he helped found, and was otherwise variously engaged until 1844, when he removed to Marysville, having been elected Auditor of his county. At the expiration of two terms of service, he opened a drug store at the county seat, and remained in business till failing health obliged him to seek a more active life. He returned to his farm in York Township in 1855 or 1856, and there passed the remainder of his life. His children were Almira (Wall), Thomas, Margaret (Davis), Mary (Malin), William S., John, Helen (Smith) and Belle. He taught the first school at Summersville for $8 per month, and boarded himself. He did more, perhaps, to build up the Methodist Episcopal Church at Summersville than any other member of it. He was a useful member of society, and exerted a wide influence. He died in July, 1873, at the age of seventy-three years. His wife survived until June, 1882.
Passage source: The History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883.
David Davis, a Pennsylvanian, came to what is now York Township in 1833, from Harrison County, Ohio, and settled about a half mile south of Summersville, on Bokes Creek. He hrst purchased a small tract of land, but soon after increased the amount to about two hundred acres. About eight acres of the place had been cleared by Caleb Arahood before Mr. Davis purchased it. About the year 1841, Mr. Davis pui'chased 500 acres of uncleared land, about one mile south of York Center, and moved to it with his family. His wife was Keziah Dickson, and his children, ten in number, most of whom now live in York Township, were George, Eliza (Hyde), Amon, Nancy (Patrick), David, Washington, Finley, Rebecca (Storms), Susan (Moffitt), and Thomas. Mr. Davis was attached to rural life, and always lived on the farm. He was in early life an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but subsequently he became a member of the United Brethren Chiu'ch, and for a few years preached on the circuit. He died July 16, 1878, at the advanced age of eighty-two years.
Passage source: The History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883.
Samuel Kirk, an uncle of William, and also a prior denizen of the State of Maryland, came from Logan County about the same time, and engaged in shoe-making in Summersville. He was a migratory individual, and terminated his earthly career at Pharisburg.
Passage source: The History of Union County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns ... Military Record;, published 1883.
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 York Township - it names this place 37 more 37 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 285 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 285 specimens collected within 10 miles of York Center between 1880 and 1975: 259 Animalia, 22 Fungi, 4 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by B., D. & B., D., B., D. & K., D., Baumgartner, L. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ardea herodias herodias Linnaeus, 1758 | 1880 | not recorded | Marysville, Union, Ohio, USA |
 | Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1881 | not recorded | Pleasant Valley, Union, Ohio, USA |
| Anomodon rostratus (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1894 | Mrs. Smyth | ||
 | Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. | 1894 | not recorded | |
 | Tetraphis pellucida Hedw. | 1894 | not recorded | |
 | Thelia asprella (Schimp.) Sull. | 1894 | Mrs. Smyth | |
| Uredo | 1897 | W. A. Kellerman | ||
| Uromyces plumbarius Peck | 1897 | W. A. Kellerman | ||
 | Rhytisma Fr. | 1901 | W. A. Kellerman | West Mansfield |
 | Cercospora maianthemi Fuckel | 1902 | W. A. Kellerman | West Mansfield |
 | Scolecotrichum graminis Fuckel | 1902 | W. A. Kellerman | West Mansfield |
| Scolicotrichum graminis Fuckel | 1902 | Kellerman, William Ashbrook | West Mansfield |
All 285 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of York Center: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhold Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names York Center in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2013: 1 tornado, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2002 | Tornado (F1) | York Center | $50,000 | A tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Boundary and McPeek Roads, causing damage to a barn and the roof of a nearby home. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | York Center | $20,000 | Structural damage occurred to an industrial building due to thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2008 | Flood | York Center | $2,000 | One road was flooded and closed near Marysville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summersville | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Byhalia | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lunda | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Raymond | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Broadway | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Haynesville (historical) | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Taylor Centre (historical) | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Arbela | 5.7 miles | 12 |
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 York Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8055382 | 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 1061808. 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.
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.