Mount Gilead (Ohio) - village in Ohio, United States

Mount Gilead is a city in West Central Ohio. It is the county seat of Morrow County. The mailing and local reference is Mt. Gilead.

Get in

By plane

• John Glenn Columbus International Airport (IATA: CMH), 4600 International Gateway, Columbus. +1 614-239-4083. Direct flights to most major American cities.
• Morrow County Airport, 40.524444°, -82.85°. A general aviation airport. 2019-09-27

By car

It is located at the intersection of SR 42 and 61 N/S.

Get around

There is no public transportation. It is a small town and walking is practical.

See

• Morrow County Courthouse, 40.549167°, -82.826944°. 2018-11-08
• James S. Trimble House, 40.5519°, -82.8339°. 2018-11-08
• Morrow County Museum, 40.54716°, -82.82819°. 2019-09-27

Do

• Mt. Gilead State Park, 40.55°, -82.8167°. 4119 State Route 95, for camping. 59 sites with electrical hookups. Boating, trails, camping.
• Ohio State Trapshooting Association Facility. Ohio State Trapshooting Association (OSTA), new $1.6 million dollar trap shooting facility. 2018-12-09
• Morrow County Fair, 40.5429°, -82.8334°. 2019-09-27

Buy

Eat

• La Cabiñita, 47 S Main St, 40.54786°, -82.82912°, +1 419-946-1666. 2018-11-28

Drink

There is now a small bar and cafe across from the Morrow County Fairgrounds. They have a good selection of beer, including Blue Moon and Sierra Nevada.

• The Endzone. 2018-11-30

Sleep

Hotels

• Best Western Executive Inn, 3991 Cty Rd 172 (off OH Rte 95, east of I-71 exit 151), 40.494098°, -82.716378°, +1 419 768-2378. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Outdoor pool, free breakfast, high speed internet. From $98 (Feb 2022)

Camping

• Mt. Gilead State Park, 40.55°, -82.8167°. 4119 State Route 95, for camping. 59 sites with electrical hookups. Boating, trails, camping.
• Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Columbus North, 4185 Township Rd 99, 40.58194°, -82.81312°, +1 419 946-5230. Features camping sites plus Boo Boo and Cindy Bear cabins, all around a little lake in Dogwood Valley with inflatable slides and things. 2022-02-04

Connect

• Mount Gilead Public Library, 41 E High St, 40.54877°, -82.82701°, +1 419 947-5866. 2018-11-09
• Mount Gilead Post Office, 40.54918°, -82.82991°. 2019-09-27

Go next

• Columbus
• Marion