City of Gahanna, Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, United States
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- Gahanna
- City of Gahanna
- Incorporated City
- Located on Route 62, northeast of Columbus at the intersection of Route 317 in eastern Franklin County.
- Founded in 1849 by John Clark, an Ohio native and plantation owner. Local folklore indicates that the community was named for Gay Hanna, a popular Indian girl who lived in the community. (City history of Gahanna, Ohio) Another name origin indicates that the community was named for the Gahanna River, now called Big Walnut Creek, an Indian word meaning "three united in one". (Ohio Town Names,William D Overman, 1958)
- 40.019230740° 01' 09.2"N-82.879344682° 52' 45.6"W
- Taylor Station (Columbus) 2.9 mi. SE
- Whitehall 3.6 mi. S
- Bexley 4.6 mi. SW
- Minerva Park (Blendon Township) 5.2 mi. NW
- New Albany (Plain Township) 5.7 mi. NE
- Reynoldsburg (Truro Township) 5.7 mi. SE
- Mifflin 0.2 mi. W
- Peace Evangelical Lutheran 0.5 mi. N
- Riverside (Columbus) 2.9 mi. NW
- Dague 3 mi. NE
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Columbus) 3.1 mi. SE
- Ayers (Jefferson Township) 3.4 mi. E
- Havens (Jefferson Township) 3.5 mi. E
- Jefferson (Jefferson Township) 3.9 mi. E
- Headley (Jefferson Township) 4.2 mi. NE
- Eastlawn Burial Park (Columbus) 4.2 mi. W
- Evergreen Burial Park (Columbus) 4.4 mi. W
- McKendree Methodist Episcopal (Clinton Township) 4.5 mi. W
- 33,127
- 242 m
- 966410267
- Updated Apr 19, 2020