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The settlements that are gone
The Geographic Names Information System records 12 places in Franklin County, Ohio that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
12A place leaves this list only by being unmade: the post office closes, the mine works out, the road moves. The name stays in the federal gazetteer, flagged historical, and the topographic sheets that recorded it stay in the archive.
| Where in the county | Place | Where it stood | Nearest place today | Mapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Walnut | on Turkey Run, Southeast Columbus quadrangle | 0.8 miles south-west of Whitehall | 16 sheets, 1925 to 1984 | |
| Bright | on Alum Creek, Lockbourne quadrangle | 1.3 miles north of Edward | 15 sheets, 1925 to 1992 | |
| Deems | Southwest Columbus quadrangle | 0.8 miles west of Lincoln Village | 15 sheets, 1923 to 1986 | |
| Doneys | on Turkey Run, Southeast Columbus quadrangle | 0.7 miles north-west of Eastmoor | 16 sheets, 1925 to 1984 | |
| Highway | on Turkey Run, Northwest Columbus quadrangle | 2.0 miles south-east of Seagrave | 17 sheets, 1901 to 1995 | |
| Millers | on Hellbranch Run, Harrisburg quadrangle | 1.6 miles north-east of Pleasant Corners | 13 sheets, 1923 to 1986 | |
| Ridpath | Commercial Point quadrangle | 1.4 miles north-east of Landings At Quail Creek | 12 sheets, 1923 to 1986 | |
| Sharp | Lockbourne quadrangle | 0.8 miles north of Reese | 15 sheets, 1925 to 1992 | |
| Sullivants | Southwest Columbus quadrangle | 1.7 miles south of Alkire Run | 15 sheets, 1923 to 1986 | |
| Wildwood Springs | on Cherry Bottom, Northeast Columbus quadrangle | 0.7 miles west of Blendon Corner | 14 sheets, 1902 to 1995 | |
| Wonderland | on Rocky Fork Creek, New Albany quadrangle | 1.2 miles north of Gahanna | 12 sheets, 1902 to 1966 | |
| Zuber | on Plum Run, Commercial Point quadrangle | 0.6 miles north-east of Village At Scioto Meadows | 12 sheets, 1923 to 1986 |
Provenance
- Which settlements are gone. Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. A place is listed here when the federal gazetteer flags its record historical; that is the government's judgement, not this site's.
- Where each one stood. The gazetteer's own coordinates, and the nearest named landform and quadrangle from the same file.
- Distance and direction to the nearest surviving place. Computed here from the gazetteer coordinates of both places, straight line, to the nearest tenth of a mile.
- Sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The count is of sheets covering the site, so it describes how often the AREA was surveyed and not how long the settlement lasted.