Welcome to Bannon ...

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bannon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bannon is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Bannon was located: 614

Communities Also Named Bannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bannon - they are located in Arizona and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Bannon ...

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

• Columbus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbus
  • From Bannon to Columbus
• Dublin
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Grove City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reynoldsburg
  • From Bannon to Reynoldsburg
• Hilliard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hilliard
  • From Bannon to Hilliard
• Gahanna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Upper Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <4>
• Pickerington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pickerington
  • From Bannon to Pickerington
• Whitehall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Bannon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bannon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bannon. 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 Bannon.

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

Adding Bannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bannon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bannon was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bannon.

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/