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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Central City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Central City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Central City, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Central City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Central City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Central City is historic, it would have been located within present day Licking County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Central City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central City:
- Licking County (The home county of Central City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Heath
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blanchard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blanchard is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Blanchard has also been known as:
- Blanchard Settlement
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Vanatta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Buckeye Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harbor Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Cooperdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- New Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- West Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Mohawk Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Walhonding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Green ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Center Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Vans Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Harlem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Condit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- South Condit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- North Condit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Pickerington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Blacklick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Reynoldsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Gahanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Blacklick Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Canal Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hunt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Bladensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bangs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Centerburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gambier
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pipesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Esto ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Morgan County
- Deavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Nashport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Black Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Fultonham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Trinway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Thornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Mount Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clover Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Rehoboth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Crooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway County
- Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central City, see our County-by-County Page for Central City.
Cemeteries Near Central City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central City.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Central City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Licking Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Colony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Den Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray Cemetery
- The Luray Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georges Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (566 more) ...
- Jacksontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Central City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central City, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Union Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Jacksontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vanatta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Kirkersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Thornport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thornport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Linnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linnville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central City.
Newspapers Published in Central City ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central City, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Central City:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Licking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Morgan County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Central City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |