Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1925.
One of 343 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 59 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 1 fire within 5 miles of John Rager Farmhouse in 2010, burning about 1 acre 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of John Rager Farmhouse: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Walnut Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Big Walnut Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Masons Plant Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Thrush Farm Complex | 1.3 miles | 1989 | |
 | Groveport School | 1.6 miles | 2009 |
 | Parley Haffey Farm Complex | 1.6 miles | 1989 |
 | Groveport Town Hall Historic Group | 1.7 miles | 1978 |
 | Elias Decker Farmhouse | 1.8 miles | 1989 |
 | Groveport Log Houses | 1.9 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001498 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 343 listed properties in this county. |
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