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Bairdstown, Ohio
Inside Bairdstown's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 97% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 25 cities in Wood County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 67%.
That water-table share is above Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45872 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wood County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Bairdstown
Basement waterproofing in Bairdstown: a shallow water table limits basements on 97% of Bairdstown's mapped land, more than in 88% of Ohio cities.
Soil under Bairdstown city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 67.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 97.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 97.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 174 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Hoytville | 62% | 99% |
| Nappanee | 18% | n/a |
| Cygnet | 9% | n/a |
| Alvada | 5% | n/a |
| Sloan | 3% | n/a |
| Randolph | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.8% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 67% of the mapped land.
On 97% of Bairdstown's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 97% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wood County
0% of Wood County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Bairdstown. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45872 | 92% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Bairdstown has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomdale | 3 mi | 59% | 97% |
| Van Buren | 3 mi | 3% | 80% |
| North Baltimore | 3 mi | 37% | 87% |
| Cygnet | 5 mi | 73% | 92% |
| Jerry City | 6 mi | 43% | 90% |
| Arcadia | 7 mi | 31% | over 99% |
| West Millgrove | 8 mi | 3% | 76% |
| Findlay | 9 mi | 15% | 66% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status