Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Ohio

513 soil series mapped on 23.71 million acres

050100150200cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ft6 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–23 cm · 0–9 in2Bt1Subsoil · clay build-up, different parentmaterial23–30 cm · 9–12 in2Bt2Subsoil · clay build-up, different parentmaterial30–46 cm · 12–18 in2Bt3Subsoil · clay build-up, different parentmaterial46–66 cm · 18–26 in2BCSubsoil grading to parent material ·different parent material66–84 cm · 26–33 in2CdParent material · dense, rootsrestricted, different parent material84–200 cm · 33–79 in050100150200cmApTopsoil · plowed0–23 cm · 0–9 in2Bt1Subsoil · claybuild-up, differentparent material23–30 cm · 9–12 in2Bt2Subsoil · claybuild-up, differentparent material30–46 cm · 12–18 in2Bt3Subsoil · claybuild-up, differentparent material46–66 cm · 18–26 in2BCSubsoil grading toparent material ·different parentmaterial66–84 cm · 26–33 in2CdParent material ·dense, rootsrestricted, differentparent material84–200 cm · 33–79 in
Miamian, to scale.

Alfisols — moderately leached soils with a clay-enriched subsoil

The state soil, Miamian, ranks 4th of 513 series here on 679,463 acres. First place goes to Blount, an Alfisol covering 5.8% of the state’s mapped soil. Alfisols make up over half of the mapped soil (66.4%).

Atlas series mapped in OhioGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in Ohio

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Largest series in Ohio

  1. BlountAlfisols · 1,372,068 acres5.79%
  2. PewamoMollisols · 907,508 acres3.83%
  3. GilpinUltisols · 686,989 acres2.90%
  4. MiamianAlfisols · 679,463 acres2.87%
  5. CrosbyAlfisols · 676,432 acres2.85%
  6. WestmorelandAlfisols · 618,583 acres2.61%
  7. HoytvilleAlfisols · 605,826 acres2.56%
  8. BenningtonAlfisols · 558,318 acres2.35%
  9. GlynwoodAlfisols · 488,158 acres2.06%
  10. UpshurAlfisols · 469,094 acres1.98%

Atlas series mapped in Ohio

  1. Drummer152 cm · Typic Endoaquolls
  2. Miami200 cm · Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  3. Crider254 cm · Typic Paleudalfs
  4. Miamian200 cm · Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  5. Hazleton183 cm · Typic Dystrudepts
  6. Monongahela165 cm · Typic Fragiudults
  7. Gilpin79 cm · Typic Hapludults
  8. Berks84 cm · Typic Dystrudepts
  9. Blount200 cm · Aeric Epiaqualfs
  10. Shelocta152 cm · Typic Hapludults
  11. Weikert46 cm · Lithic Dystrudepts