Granville Township was surveyed in 1797 as part of the U.S. Military District. 

These were lands set aside for those who had served in the Revolutionary War. Land was acquired, according to an act of Congress in 1796, in units of 4,000 acres.

Granville was planned to closely resemble a "New England town" set down in the middle of Ohio.  The plan began with two main and wide thoroughfares that intersected at the town square with churches on its corners. The plat continued with 24 blocks of 288 rectangular lots on the original plateau situated a safe 70 feet above the Raccoon Creek floodplain to the south.

The Influence of Education

Granville was the home to five schools in the early 1830s.  Two of them, the Granville Female Seminary and the Granville Literary and Theological Institution (it later became Denison University), were both located in the area west of the Village green with Denison located on college hill above the Village center.  Although the Granville Female Seminary ceased to exist by the 1890s, Denison University continues today to exert a major influence on the character of the Village.  It’s historic campus is included in the Granville Historic District that is listed on the National Register.

The Influence of the Canal System

The Village of Granville and the surrounding township continued to grow, although at a relatively slow pace.  In 1825, the Ohio Legislature authorized the construction of a canal system joining Lake Erie to the Ohio River.  The eastern section would join Cleveland, Zanesville and Marietta; the western section would join Toledo, Dayton and Cincinnati; and a third section would connect the eastern system of the Muskingum valley with the Scioto River at a point south of Columbus. This third section of the canal would use the valley of the Liking River and would transform an area known as the “Great Swamp” into a reservoir for the canal later known as Buckeye Lake.  A special celebration marking the construction of the canal system was held at Licking Summit near Newark.  Granville businessmen seized upon the opportunity of the canal passing through the center of Newark to create a feeder canal into Granville. By 1830, the canal from Newark to Cleveland was completed and the section to the south a few years later.  The Granville feeder canal was completed in 1833, which allowed Granville to send and receive shipments to both the east coast and New Orleans, the isolation of the pioneer era ended.

Additional Information

Granville Historical Society: granvillehistory.org/

Inventory of Historic homes: Historic Granville homes

Granville Community events calendar: Granville community events

Home of Denison University: Denison University

Granville Village Schools: Granville schools.org

Licking County video summary: Licking County video summary

Granville Chamber Business directory: Granville Business directory

Granville Farmers Market: Granville farmers market

Utilities
Matt Robinette, Utilities Director

Missy Wyant, Utility Clerk
Phone (740)-587-1400 for questions regarding your utility bill.

Water Treatment Plant
Phone (740) 587-0165

Wastewater Treatment Plant
Phone (740) 587-2304

Emergency:  After hours or holidays, call the Granville Police Department at (740) 587-1234     (24 hours per day)

Most info from Village of Granville site

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