Outlying Area, Granville

The Village of Granville is located on the western edge of the Appalachian Plateau in Licking County.  Settled in 1805 by New Englanders from Granville and Granby, Connecticut, who sought more fertile farmland, they followed the Welsh settlers who, in 1803, had settled in the hills to the northeast.

The centerpiece of Granville is Denison University, a leading private liberal arts college founded in 1831.  Granville is experiencing a major building boom as the Columbus metropolitan area expands into Licking County.  But Granville has main ties to the past, preserving as its heritage, an historic district, including downtown business areas, which boasts over 100 buildings on the National Register of Historic Place.

Walking around the downtown on a sunny, Sunday afternoon, bring forth thoughts of Norman Rockwell and times gone by.