Rome, Delaware County, Ohio

For the village in Adams County, see Rome, Ohio.

Rome is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Rome was laid out in 1836.^[2] The community was named after the Italian city of Rome, the founder being interested in Ancient Roman history.^[3] Rome was incorporated in 1838; the village incorporation was later dissolved at an unknown date.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rome, Delaware County, Ohio
↑ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 202.
1 2 History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 447.

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Delaware

Cities	Columbus‡ Delaware Dublin‡ Powell Westerville‡

Villages	Ashley Galena Ostrander Shawnee Hills Sunbury

Townships	Berkshire Berlin Brown Concord Delaware Genoa Harlem Kingston Liberty Marlboro Orange Oxford Porter Radnor Scioto Thompson Trenton Troy

CDPs	Kilbourne Radnor

Unincorporated communities	Africa Alum Creek Bellepoint Berkshire Center Village Cheshire Condit East Liberty Harlem Hyatts Kingston Center Leonardsburg Lewis Center Norton Olive Green Orange Rome Stratford Vans Valley White Sulphur

Ghost towns	Carpenter's Mill Coles Mills Cones Mills Edinburgh

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°14′48″N 82°54′38″W / 40.24667°N 82.91056°W / 40.24667; -82.91056

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