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] 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. President Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train passed thru Flint-Worthington, en route to the Statehouse, on April 29, 1865.
Flint, Ohio | |
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  Flint Location within the state of Ohio  Flint Flint (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′38″N 83°00′21″W / 40.12722°N 83.00583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Sharon |
| Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1040526[1] |
Notable residents
edit- Dick Reynolds, member of the Texas House of Representatives
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flint, Ohio
- ^ Google Maps street maps and USGS topographic maps, accessed October 2008 via ACME Mapper
- ^ Railroad map of Ohio published by the state, prepared under the direction of commissioner of railroads and telegraphs, 1898
- ^ 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
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, 23 Val. Rep. 365 (1929), Valuation Docket No. 386: Pennsylvania Company and its Leased Lines[permanent dead link]
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