Welcome to Central College ...

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

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

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

We aren't confident of the location of Central College, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Central College is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Central College would have been located in the (614) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Central College was originally named Amalthea. For more information about the names of Central College, see The Names of Central College on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Central College ...

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

• Columbus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Delaware
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Grove City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Reynoldsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Hilliard
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Gahanna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Upper Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Pickerington
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Whitehall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>

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 Central College. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central College.

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

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

Adding Central College to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central College 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 Central College was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central College.

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/