Flint, Ohio

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Flint, Ohio
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Flint
Location within the state of Ohio
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Flint
Flint (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°07′38″N83°00′21″W / 40.12722°N 83.00583°W / 40.12722; -83.00583
Country United States
State Ohio
County Franklin
Township Sharon
Elevation
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925 ft (282 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1040526 [1]

Flint is an unincorporated community in Sharon Township, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, located north of downtown Columbus near the intersection of Flint and Park Roads. [2]

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History

It was served by stations on the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad (New York Central system) and Sandusky and Columbus Short Line Railway (Pennsylvania system), [3] which opened through the area in 1851 [4] and 1893, [5] respectively.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flint, Ohio
  2. Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed October 2008 via ACME Mapper
  3. Railroad map of Ohio published by the state, prepared under the direction of commissioner of railroads and telegraphs, 1898
  4. Interstate Commerce Commission, 28 Val. Rep. 90 (1929), Valuation Docket No. 264: The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company and its Leased Lines
  5. Interstate Commerce Commission, 23 Val. Rep. 365 (1929), Valuation Docket No. 386: Pennsylvania Company and its Leased Lines