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Celina soil series
Celina soils cover 490,174 mapped acres, mostly in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 0% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 94%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 15 of the counties and cities on this site, including Preble County, OH.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2021-11
of its land: shrink-swell limits houses without basements
of its land: a shallow water table limits basements
median highest linear extensibility (6% and up is high)
median highest clay content in the top 150 cm
USDA's description
The Celina series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that are moderately deep to dense till. They formed in as much as 46 cm (18 inches) of loess and the underlying loamy till of high-lime content. They are on till plains and moraines. Slope ranges from 0 to 12 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 965 mm (38 inches), and mean annual air temperature is about 12 degrees C (53 degree F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Celina, revised 2021-11. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 490,174 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 0.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 94.1% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 99.0% |
| Most common drainage class | Moderately well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | C/D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs |
| Type location | Preble County, Ohio |
Where Celina is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 351,616 |
| Indiana | 70,548 |
| Michigan | 68,010 |
Places where Celina leads
Counties and cities where Celina covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Christiansburg, OH | 52% |
| Kingston, OH | 41% |
| New Lebanon, OH | 38% |
| Eaton, OH | 36% |
| Bowersville, OH | 36% |
| West Manchester, OH | 33% |
| Verona, OH | 29% |
| Brookville, OH | 29% |
| Mutual, OH | 28% |
| West Alexandria, OH | 27% |
| Bloomingburg, OH | 26% |
| Gratis, OH | 26% |
| Preble County, OH | 24% |
| Highland, OH | 23% |
| Marble Cliff, OH | 20% |
Other places where Celina is a main soil
Counties and cities where Celina is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
- Fayette County, OH 17%
- Montgomery County, OH 13%
- Champaign County, OH 10%
- Randolph County, IN 8%
- Miami County, OH 8%
- Henry County, IN 7%
- Clark County, OH 7%
- Union County, IN 7%
- Ionia County, MI 6%
- Franklin County, OH 6%
- Darke County, OH 6%
- Pickaway County, OH 5%
- Greene County, OH 4%
- Genesee County, MI 4%
- Madison County, OH 4%
Texas and Ohio cities
- Farmersville, OH 30%
- Eldorado, OH 29%
- Phillipsburg, OH 29%
- St. Paris, OH 26%
- Clayton, OH 24%
- Adelphi, OH 19%
- Canal Winchester, OH 18%
- Fletcher, OH 18%
- Lewisburg, OH 18%
- Laura, OH 18%
- South Charleston, OH 18%
- South Vienna, OH 18%
- Washington Court House, OH 18%
- Sabina, OH 17%
- Jeffersonville, OH 17%
- Quincy, OH 16%
- Hollansburg, OH 16%
- Trotwood, OH 15%
- Obetz, OH 15%
- Stoutsville, OH 14%
- Leesburg, OH 13%
- Englewood, OH 13%
- Huber Heights, OH 12%
- Lithopolis, OH 12%
- Commercial Point, OH 11%
- Germantown, OH 11%
- North Lewisburg, OH 10%
- Bradford, OH 10%
- Upper Arlington, OH 10%
- Ashville, OH 9%
- Union, OH 9%
- Grandview Heights, OH 9%
- Woodstock, OH 9%
- Frankfort, OH 8%
- Grove City, OH 8%
- New Holland, OH 8%
- Hilliard, OH 8%
- Miamisburg, OH 7%
- Vandalia, OH 7%
- Gettysburg, OH 7%
- Urbana, OH 7%
- Yellow Springs, OH 7%
- Groveport, OH 6%
- Gordon, OH 6%
- London, OH 5%
- Troy, OH 5%
- Bellefontaine, OH 5%
- Valleyview, OH 5%
- Camden, OH 5%
- Columbus, OH 5%
- Piqua, OH 5%
- Greenfield, OH 5%
- Greenville, OH 4%
- Arcanum, OH 4%
- West Jefferson, OH 4%
- Pitsburg, OH 4%
- Urbancrest, OH 4%
- Moraine, OH 4%
- Worthington, OH 3%
- Dayton, OH 3%
- Ansonia, OH 3%
- Milford Center, OH 3%
- Riverside, OH 3%
- North Hampton, OH 3%
- Donnelsville, OH 3%
- Casstown, OH 1%
- Catawba, OH 1%
- Oakwood (Montgomery County), OH 1%
Sources
Shares and properties: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access, weighted by each component's share of its map units. Description: the USDA NRCS series description. How we count.