Blacklick, Ohio | |
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 Location of Blacklick, Ohio | |
| Coordinates:39°59′44″N82°48′41″W / 39.99556°N 82.81139°W /39.99556; -82.81139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Jefferson |
| Established | 1852 |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 43004 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064445[1] |
Blacklick is a smallunincorporated community in southernJefferson Township,Franklin County,Ohio, United States. Blacklick is also included in theColumbus Metropolitan area.
The community was established by William A. Smith in 1852.[2][3] It was originally named Smithville, but there was an existing town by that name so it was renamed to Blacklick after the nearby creek.
It was thought by historian W. Edson Richmond thatBlacklick Creek derived its name from local landowner H. G. Black.[4] However, Richmond references John F. Mansfield'sMap of the State of Ohio from 1806 which labels Blacklick Creek, while Henry George Black was not born until 1817.[5]
Blacklick Creek flows through Blacklick.
The Blacklick Post Office (zip code 43004) used to be within the community, but has moved just south of the community on Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road.
Blacklick is the site of Jefferson Cemetery, an active cemetery operated by Jefferson Township.
Humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. TheKöppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfa" (Hot Summer Continental Climate).[6]
The community has no school district, but is split into five school districts:Columbus City Schools inColumbus, Gahanna Jefferson City Schools inGahanna,Licking Heights Local School District inPataskala,New Albany-Plain Local School District inNew Albany, and Reynoldsburg City Schools inReynoldsburg. Schools include Grace Christian School, a K-8 school founded in 1981.[7]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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