Pataskala Jail

The Pataskala Jail, off Main Street in Pataskala, Ohio, was constructed in 1892 by the village of Pataskala as its first jail. The structure was originally located at the corner of Front and Poplar Streets, “on the north side of Front Street, halfway between Main Street and Township Road.” The jail was disestablished in 1916.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bethel Baptist Church.

Bethel Baptist Church

Church

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Bethel Baptist Church was a historic church in Pataskala, Ohio but is now a private residence. It was built in 1855 in the early Romanesque Revival style. Bethel Baptist Church is situated 750 feet southwest of Pataskala Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pataskala and Beechwood Trails.

Pataskala

Town

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Pataskala is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States, approximately 19 miles east of Columbus. The population was 17,886 at the 2020 census. Pataskala was a small community until 1996, when what was then the village of Pataskala merged with Lima Township, vastly increasing its population and geographic area.

Beechwood Trails

Hamlet

Beechwood Trails is a census-designated place in Harrison Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2020 census. Beechwood Trails is situated 2 miles northeast of Pataskala Jail.

Etna

Village

Etna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,209. Etna is situated 3 miles south of Pataskala Jail.

Pataskala Jail

Type: Historic building
Description: historic jail in Pataskala, Ohio, United States
Categories: prison, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: City of Pataskala, Licking, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.99887° or 39° 59′ 56″ north

Longitude

-82.67544° or 82° 40′ 32″ west

Open location code

86FVX8XF+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1503685416

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q113947109

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