Sullivants
Ghost town · Franklin County, Ohio

Sullivants is a ghost town in Franklin County, Ohio. It is one of 13 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sullivants as a historical populated place on the Southwest Columbus topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.9390° N, 83.0999° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Southwest Columbus |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 855 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lincoln Village, OH |
| Distance to it | 2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1806784 |
| Coordinates | 39.93895, -83.09991 |
What's there now
Sullivants is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lincoln Village, OH (population 8,968), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 855 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Deemsghost town · Franklin County · 1.4 mi
- Highwayghost town · Franklin County · 7 mi
- Ridpathghost town · Franklin County · 7.8 mi
- Millersghost town · Franklin County · 8.2 mi
- Zuberghost town · Franklin County · 8.7 mi
- Sharpghost town · Franklin County · 9.7 mi
- Taylor Blair Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Madison County · 9.7 mi
- Doneysghost town · Franklin County · 10.4 mi
- Brightghost town · Franklin County · 10.7 mi
- Robertsghost town · Madison County · 10.9 mi
- Amity Bridgecovered bridge · Madison County · 12 mi
- Big Walnutghost town · Franklin County · 12.2 mi
Questions
Where is Sullivants?
Sullivants is in Franklin County, Ohio, at 39.9390, -83.0999.
How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?
Franklin County, Ohio has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.