Welsh Hills

Welsh Hills is an unincorporated community in Granville, Licking County, Ohio. It was settled by Welsh immigrants and was founded in 1802.

Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in United States of America
Also known as: “Welsh Hills, OH” and “Welsh Hills, Ohio”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ohio State University at Newark and Alligator Effigy Mound.

Ohio State University at Newark

University

Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.

The Ohio State University at Newark is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Newark, Ohio. During its early years, classes were held at old Newark High School. Ohio State University at Newark is situated 1½ miles southeast of Welsh Hills.

Alligator Effigy Mound

Archaeological site

The Alligator Effigy Mound is an effigy mound in Granville, Ohio, United States. The mound is believed to have been built between AD 800 and 1200 by people of the Fort Ancient culture. Alligator Effigy Mound is situated 2 miles southwest of Welsh Hills.

Bryn Du Mansion

House

Photo: Jimrickshaw, Public domain.

Bryn Du Mansion is a historic house in Granville, a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The estate is owned by the village and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bryn Du Mansion is situated 1½ miles southwest of Welsh Hills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Granville and Vanatta.

Granville

Photo: Pbass1956, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Granville is a village in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,946 at the 2020 census. The village is located in a rural area of hills, known locally as the Welsh Hills, in central Ohio.

Vanatta

Hamlet

Vanatta is an unincorporated community in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Vanatta is situated 3½ miles northeast of Welsh Hills.

Newark

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Newark is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located 40 miles east of Columbus at the junction of the forks of the Licking River.

Welsh Hills

Categories: unincorporated community and locality
Location: Newark Township, Licking, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.08395° or 40° 5′ 2″ north

Longitude

-82.46627° or 82° 27′ 59″ west

Elevation

919 feet (280 metres)

Open location code

86GV3GMM+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154283242

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5176059

Wikidata ID

Q22703968

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Welsh Hills” goes by many names.

Chinese: “威爾士希爾斯 (俄亥俄州)”
Chinese: “威爾士希爾斯”
French: “Welsh Hills”

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Localities in the Area

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