Welcome to Ackerman ...

So far, we found very little information about Ackerman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ackerman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ackerman, please Contact Us.

Ackerman would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Ackerman, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ackerman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Time Zone: The area where Ackerman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Ackerman still existed, it would have been in the (614) area code.

Communities Also Named Ackerman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ackerman - they are located in Colorado, Mississippi and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ackerman.

Communities near Ackerman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ackerman.

• Columbus
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Dublin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Delaware
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <4>
• Grove City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Westerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
• Hilliard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <4>
• Gahanna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
• Pickerington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Whitehall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ackerman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ackerman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ackerman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ackerman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ackerman. See our Newspapers Page for Ackerman.

Adding Ackerman to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Ackerman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ackerman on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ackerman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/