Cecil, Ohio

Inside Cecil's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 10 cities in Paulding County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 97%, the highest of 10 cities in Paulding County.

That water-table share is close to Paulding County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45821 overlapping the city.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Paulding County

97%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

98%

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

Basement waterproofing in Cecil

Basement waterproofing in Cecil: a shallow water table limits basements on 98% of Cecil's mapped land, more than in 91% of Ohio cities.

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Soil under Cecil city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	96.7%
High water table (limits basements)	98.3%
Septic fields very limited	98.3%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	7.3%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	95.7%
Mapped soil	938 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: high water table
Paulding	64%	98%
Roselms	27%	n/a
Broughton	4%	n/a
Latty	1%	97%
St. Clair	1%	n/a
Rimer	1%	n/a

Cecil city limits inside Paulding County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.3% by land area here, and 96% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 97% of the mapped land.

On 98% of Cecil's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 98% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Paulding County

0% of Paulding County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Cecil. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
45821	100%	0	$0

Homes

Cecil 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
Paulding	5 mi	52%	85%
Sherwood	6 mi	51%	92%
Antwerp	7 mi	66%	93%
Latty	9 mi	6%	over 99%
Broughton	10 mi	94%	94%
Hicksville	10 mi	11%	84%
Payne	12 mi	94%	95%
Ney	12 mi	16%	62%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status