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On March 30, 1803, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Franklin County. The county originally was part of Ross County. Residents named the county in honor of Benjamin Franklin. In 1816, Franklin County's Columbus became Ohio's state capital. Surveyors laid out the city in 1812, and officials incorporated it in 1816. Columbus was not Ohio's original capital, but the state legislature chose to move the state government there after its location for a short time at Chillicothe and at Zanesville. Columbus was chosen as the site for the new capital because of its central location within the state and access by way of major transportation routes (primarily rivers) at that time.

Adjacent Counties

• Delaware County
• Licking County
• Union County
• Fairfield County
• Pickaway County
• Madison County

Cities

• Bexley
• Canal Winchester
• Columbus (County Seat, State Capital, part)
• Dublin
• Gahanna
• Grandview Heights
• Grove City
• Groveport
• Hilliard
• New Albany
• Pickerington
• Reynoldsburg
• Upper Arlington
• Westerville
• Whitehall
• Worthington

Other Villages, Townships & Communities: Amlin, Blacklick, Blacklick Estates, Blendon, Brice, Brown, Clinton, Darbydale, Flint, Franklin, Galloway, Georgesville, Hamilton, Harrisburg, Huber Ridge, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake Darby, Lincoln Village, Lithopolis, Lockbourne, Madison, Marble Cliff, Marion (annexed to Columbus), Mifflin, Minerva Park, New Rome, Norwich, Oakland, Obetz, Perry, Plain, Pleasant, Prairie, Riverlea, Sharon, Truro, Urbancrest and Valleyview

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Franklin County Genealogical Society & History Network

OH Gen Web

Roots Web

Genealogy Express

USGW Archives

Genealogy Trails

Forebears.io

Genealogy Bug