From the record
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Fairfield County · listed in 1972 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1907.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Fairfield County · listed in 1972 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Square 13 Historic District between 2012 and 2020, burning about 12 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15338 |
| 5 July 2020 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15801 |
| 5 April 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 742 |
| 9 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15458 |
| 19 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 524 |
| 6 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15936 |
| 10 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15998 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Square 13 Historic District: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blazer Plant A-1 & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brewer Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Davis Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Febus Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Igel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morris Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Morris Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stump Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Lancaster Gazette | 1863 to 1886 |
| American Lancaster Gazette | 1855 to 1860 |
| The Lancaster Gazette | 1846 to 1852 |
| The Weekly Lancaster Gazette | 1860 to 1863 |
| The Gazette and Democrat | 1860 |
| The Weekly Lancaster Gazette | 1852 to 1855 |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | William Medill House | 0.1 miles | 1978 |
| Lancaster Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1983 | |
![]() | St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
| Lancaster West Main Street Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1979 | |
![]() | John Sherman Birthplace | 0.3 miles | 1966 |
![]() | Tallmadge-Mithoff House | 0.9 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001008 in Record Group 79. |
| Fairfield County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |