Ohio Fire Towers

Total known Sites - 47
Last Update - 3/12/2014

 

 

Tower Name

County

USGS Quad

Coordinates

Ownership

Status

Remarks

1

Mackeltree

Adams

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

 

2

Mineral Springs

Adams

Jaybird

38 53 33

83 18 56

STATE

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

3

Poplar Grove

Adams / Pike

Byington

39 02 24

83 18 29

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

4

Twin Creek

Adams

Buena Vista

38 42 08

83 16 53

ODNR / Shawnee State Forest

Unknown

 

5

Mohican

Ashland

Jelloway

40 36 16

82 18 16

Mohican State Forest

Standing November 13, 2011

KZ1776

6

Snake Ridge (II)

Athens

Nelsonville

39 24 10

82 09 59

USFS

Standing May 9, 2012

Relocated from Snake Ridge (I)

7

Waterloo

Athens

Mineral

39 18 39

82 17 13

Waterloo State Forest

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

8

Sewellsville

Belmont

Fairview

40 05 46

 81 12 57

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

KY3421

9

Leavittsville

Carroll

Dellroy

40 30 41

81 11 36

Unknown

Unknown

 

10

Beaver Creek

Columbiana

West Point

40 41 03

80 41 24

ODNR / Fernwood State Forest

Standing May 16, 2012

 

 

West Point

Columbiana

West Point

see 'Beaver Creek'

 

Rockbridge

Fairfield

Rockbridge

see 'Sugar Grove'

11

Sugar Grove

Fairfield

Rockbridge

 39 36 17

 82 30 27

STATE

Standing May 17, 2012
JY1426

12

Fairview

Gallia

Mercerville

38 40 53

82 19 52

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)
 

 

Lakeview

Guernsey

Cambridge

see 'Salt Fork State Park'

13

Salt Fork State Park

Guernsey

Cambridge

40 05 42

 81 33 00

ODNR / Salt Fork State Park

Removed
 

14

Ash Cave

Hocking

South Bloomingville

39 24 20

82 31 51

ODOF

Standing (June 13, 2012)

 

15

Rock House

Hocking

South Bloomingville

39 29 43

 82 36 44

Hocking State Forest

Removed

JY1399

16

Shawnee

Hocking

New Straitsville

39 32 54

82 13 37

USFS

Standing May 19, 2012

JY1323

17

Snake Ridge (I)

Hocking

Union Furnace

39 26 23

82 17 33

USFS

Removed

Relocated to Snake Ridge (II)

18

Keystone

Jackson

Rio Grande

38 58 54

82 28 47

USFS

Standing June 13, 2012

HY2249

 

Limerick

Jackson

Jackson

see 'McCune Ridge'

19

McCune Ridge

Jackson

Jackson

39 06 00

82 44 11

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

20

Reed Hill

Jackson

Hamden

39 10 26

82 34 42

Richland Furnace State Forest

Removed (unconfirmed)

JY1401

21

Simmering Ridge

Jackson / Scioto

South Webster

38 51 03

82 41 12

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

22

Kimble

Lawrence

Sherritts

38 38 07

82 34 15

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

23

Lone Pine

Lawrence

Aid

38 32 12

82 26 55

USFS

Standing April 13, 2011

 

24

New Castle Hill

Lawrence

Ironton

38 35 45

82 41 34

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

25

Pilot Knob

Lawrence

Pedro

38 41 32

82 38 03

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

26

Telegraph Hill

Lawrence

Gallia

38 46 56

82 35 24

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

27

Irwin

Lucas

Berkey

41 37 33

83 46 58

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

28

Whitehouse

Lucas

Whitehouse

41 31 53

83 51 17

Maumee State Forest

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

29

Tuppers Plains

Meigs

Coolville

39 09 22

81 49 29

ODNR / Shade River State Forest

Unknown

JX2210

30

Bloomfield

Muskingum

Bloomfield

 40 05 10

 81 44 19

STATE

Removed
KY3446

31

Blue Rock

Muskingum

Ruraldale

39 50 06

81 50 25

ODOF

Standing May 17, 2012

 

32

Seneca Lake

Noble

Senecaville

39 53 50

81 25 03

Unknown

Standing

 

33

Ironpoint

Perry

New Lexington

39 37 44

82 12 27

USFS

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

34

Armintrout

Pike

Waverly South

39 00 07

82 57 07

USFS

Standing June 13, 2012

 

35

Green Ridge

Pike

Latham

39 06 59

83 14 18

ODNR / Pike State Forest

Standing May 17, 2012

 

36

Brush Ridge

Ross

Hallsville / Londonderry

39 22 30

82 45 45

ODOF

Standing June 13, 2012

 

37

Farrell Hill

Ross

Bourneville

39 15 45

83 14 01

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

38

Scioto Trail

Ross

Waverly North

39 12 58

82 58 33

ODOF

Standing June 13, 2012

CE7381

 

Tar Hollow

Ross

Hallsville / Londonderry

see 'Brush Ridge'

39

Vigo

Ross

Richmond Dale

39 14 33

82 48 13

Unknown

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

40

Copperhead

Scioto

Otway

38 46 21

83 10 16

ODOF

Standing June 13, 2012

 

41

Grass Knob

Scioto

Rarden

38 55 59

83 09 01

ODNR / Brush Creek State Forest

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

42

Pond Run

Scioto

Pond Run

38 38 54

83 11 07

ODNR / Shawnee State Forest

Removed

HY2351

43

Woods Ridge

Scioto

New Boston

38 48 29

82 53 57

USFS / STATE

Standing June 13, 2012

 

44

Tappan

Tuscarawas

Tippecanoe

40 21 39

81 16 32

Unknown

Standing May 16, 2012

 

45

Oreton

Vinton

McArthur

39 10 15

82 22 53 

Raccoon State Forest

Removed (unconfirmed)

 

46

Atkinson

Vinton

Mineral

39 17 23

82 22 12

ODOF

Standing June 13, 2012

JY1396

 

Zaleski

Vinton

Mineral

see 'Atkinson Ridge'

47

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Relocated from Sewellsville

 


Totals

  • Total standing active - UNK
  • Total standing inactive - UNK
  • Total no longer standing - UNK


Notes:

  • Research by Ron Stafford
  • Information on individual towers will be posted as information is found
  • Key: Red = Not Standing; Green = Standing; Yellow = Incomplete Info
  • PRIVATE = Privately owned

  • ODNR = Ohio Department of Natural Resources

  • ODOF = Ohio Division of Forestry

  • USFS = U.S. Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)