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Welcome to Resaca ...

Resaca is located in Madison County<1>.

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

Resaca is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Resaca lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Resaca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Resaca - they are located in Georgia and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Resaca ...

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

  • Dublin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dublin is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
  • Hilliard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Upper Arlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Marysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Worthington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Powell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Powell is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <3>
  • Urbana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <3>
  • London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Grandview Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Plain City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Resaca ...

Looking for more information about Resaca? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Resaca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Resaca.

Adding Resaca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Resaca 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 (so far) for Resaca was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Resaca.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Resaca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.