Lifestyle: Finding Your Place - Mount Gilead

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.

MOUNT GILEAD

FOUNDED 1832 | POPULATION 3,504 | COUNTY Union

Take a rural, small town, combine it with a colorful, proud history and you’ve got the village of Mount Gilead. A white “victory shaft” monument in one of the two public squares is a mark of pride, given to the town by the U.S. government because the citizens of Morrow County bought more World War I bonds per capita than any other county in America.

This county seat, 45 miles north-northeast of Columbus, also hosts the annual Morrow County Fair, featuring outhouse races, a straw-stacking contest, livestock shows, live entertainment and, of course, tractor pulls and monster trucks.