Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Central College itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Central College, with the one closest to Central College listed first.
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gahanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ovid
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- New Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Center Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shepard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blacklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jersey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jersey is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Green ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vans Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 College, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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