New California

History

New California was platted in 1853. According to tradition, news of a man passing through the settlement to California caused the name to be selected. The New California Post office was established on January 7, 1850, but was discontinued on May 14, 1904. The mail service is now sent through the Plain City branch. On September 19, 2009, a new Ohio historical marker was dedicated in New California. The marker symbolizes the fact that 367 men from Jerome Township joined the Union cause, giving it one of the highest per capita rates for service in the nation during the American Civil War, and also the fact that seventeen of those veterans are buried in the community's small cemetery.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  48,476
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  44,270
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  38,632
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  36,249
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  31,597
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  31,227
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  30,907
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  29,607

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2023-12-09
  5 km W of Jackson Center, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-30
  5 km SW of Kettlersville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2006-08-15
  3 km NE of Fort Shawnee, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2006-05-12
  2 km E of Lima, Ohio