Lifestyle: Finding Your Place - Lancaster

FINDING YOUR PLACE

Whether you prefer city, suburban or small-town settings, Central Ohio has a spot for you.

If downtown living isn’t your vibe, no worries. The Columbus Region has plenty of options, from trendy walkable neighborhoods to charming rural towns. Here’s an alphabetical snapshot of 28 notable communities around Central Ohio—one of which is apt to feel just like home to you.

LANCASTER

FOUNDED 1800 | POPULATION 40,763 | COUNTY Fairfield

About 30 miles southeast of Columbus, not far from the Hocking River and the rolling southern Ohio hills, lies the city of Lancaster. This town, named by German settlers from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was the birthplace of Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and home to three Ohio governors. It’s a rich agricultural region, with plenty of farmland, municipal parks and a close-knit downtown that includes a community theater and more than 30 retail shops. The city is also the site of the longest-running fair in Ohio and Lancaster Festival, an annual, 10-day music festival that draws an estimated 40,000 attendees.