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>
Olentangy itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Worthington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mifflinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Flint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marble Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Hilliard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shepard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Chase ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Chase is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Chase
- Gahanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hyatts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Truro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blacklick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- New Albany
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Harlem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Olentangy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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