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Welcome to Ralph ...

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

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


Ralph would have been located within present day Delaware County<2>.


The location of Ralph has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ralph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ralph is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Ralph still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Ralph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Ralph - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ralph ...

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

  • Columbus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dublin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Westerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
  • Reynoldsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gahanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Whitehall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Pataskala
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
    • Pataskala is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <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 Ralph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ralph.

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

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

Adding Ralph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ralph 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 Ralph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ralph post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ralph.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.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 Ralph, 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 Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ralph - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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