Georgesville, Ohio

Georgesville is an unincorporated community in western Pleasant Township, Franklin County, Ohio, United States.

In 1797, Georgesville was founded as Central Ohio's first permanent white settlement (the same year as Franklinton).

The town was originally situated on the eastern bank of Big Darby, now the site of Oak Grove Cemetery.

The rail line is still active with service to the grain silos in the nearby village of Lilly Chapel.

Alkire Road, which travels west and east out of the village, originally featured two wooden covered bridges, spanning the Big and Little Darby above their confluence.

The Darby watershed is one of the most biologically diverse aquatic systems in the Midwest due to conservation efforts in the area along the waterway.

Much of the swamp forest and prairie surrounding Georgesville is part of Battelle Darby Creek Park.

Map of Ohio highlighting Franklin County