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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
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
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Franklin County Genealogical Society & History Network
