2019 Map of Galena

About this map

Hoover Reservoir and Alum Creek dominate this 2019 survey, illustrating the significant role of water management in the northern suburbs of the Columbus metropolitan area. The map covers a landscape where academic history meets suburban expansion, notably featuring Otterbein University in Westerville. Small, long-standing settlements like Africa, Cheshire, and Galena provide historical context to the residential growth spreading across Delaware County and Franklin County. Genealogists will find a high concentration of local burial grounds, including the Methodist Cem, Burnside Cem, and Africa Cem, which remain as markers of the area's early rural communities. The map captures the suburban transition, showing established infrastructure like Polaris Pkwy alongside recreational spaces like Victory Camp and Williams Lake.