Granville

History

Granville is the location of the prehistoric Alligator Effigy Mound, built by the indigenous people of the Fort Ancient culture, between 800 and 1200 CE, more than four hundred years before European contact. It may be an effigy of the underwater panther featured in Native American mythology. The mound is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The area has evidence of Indigenous cultures. Less than five miles from the Alligator Effigy Mound are the Newark Earthworks, associated with the earlier Hopewell culture of roughly 100 BCE to 500 CE. Granville was not settled by European Americans until 1805, but the first house was built in 1801 by John Jones, a Welshman born in New Jersey. He erected a small hut with his wife and paved the first street in Granville, calling it Centerville Street. Mr. Jones's close friend Mr. Patrick Cunningham built the second cabin in the township the next spring. Because there were not enough students to fill it, only the main floor was used for educational purposes; the basement served as a market, and a Masonic fraternity used the upper floor. * Granville Academy / Doane Academy: Built in 1827 by the Congregational Church, Granville Academy was initially open to both males and females, but by the time it was incorporated by the Ohio Legislature in 1836, it served only women. The academy closed in 1927 due to low enrollment, and the school building now houses Denison University's administrative offices. The Temperance Movement, a social and religious movement against the consumption of alcohol, had many supporters in Granville. Jacob Little, a Congregationalist pastor in Granville from the late 1820s to 1866, was a leading advocate for temperance. The Granville Women's Temperance League would organize public…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The central village is situated among three prominent hills. College Hill is to the north. Sugarloaf is a prominent hill and park at the west end of Broadway. Mt. Parnassus is another prominent hill and residential area at the east end of Broadway. A short distance south of the village center is the Raccoon Creek flood plain with the creek running from the west to east.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,981
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,076
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  8,451
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  8,055
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,898
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,185
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  7,139
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,051

Largest nearby schools

• Newark High School
  High · Newark · 1,424 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Granville High School
  High · Granville · 816 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Granville Elementary School
  Elementary · Granville · 746 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Career and Technology Educational Centers
  High · Newark · 660 students · 8.9:1 ratio
• Granville Intermediate School
  Middle · Granville · 589 students · 19.6:1 ratio
• Legend Elementary
  Elementary · Newark · 497 students · 18.4:1 ratio
• Heath High School
  High · Heath · 480 students · 19.2:1 ratio
• Lakewood High School
  High · Hebron · 480 students · 15:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2025-05-09
  3 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
• M 2.8 — 2025-04-29
  1 km SE of Pleasant City, Ohio
• M 3.1 — 2025-04-24
  3 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
• M 3.1 — 2025-04-22
  3 km ESE of Buffalo, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2018-01-26
  7 km NNW of Vincent, Ohio
• M 3.4 — 2017-05-24
  1 km S of McArthur, Ohio