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Welcome to Olentangy ...

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

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

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


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


The pronunciation of Olentangy: OH-lehn-TANGE-ee<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olentangy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Olentangy is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

If Olentangy still existed, it would have been in the (614) area code.

Communities Also Named Olentangy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Olentangy: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Crawford County.

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

Communities near Olentangy ...

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

  • Columbus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dublin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Delaware
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Grove City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Westerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Reynoldsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilliard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gahanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Upper Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Pickerington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Olentangy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olentangy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Olentangy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Olentangy post office opened in 1878.

We also found Olentangy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olentangy.

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Olentangy. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olentangy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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