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Linworth is an unincorporated community in Columbus, Ohio located in the Perry Township in Franklin County,Ohio. Originally a stop on the Columbus and Toledo Railroad known as Elmwood, Elmwood Station or Elmwood Station Village, the area changed its name to Linworth in 1910 to avoid confusion with the Village of Elmwood Place, Ohio. The name Linworth is a portmanteau borrowing the 'Lin' from Dublin, Ohio and '-worth' from Worthington, Ohio. The center of the current community is commonly identified as the intersection of Ohio State Route 161 with Linworth Road. Additionally, the Hocking Valley Railway, also bisects Linworth into east and west. The Hocking Valley Railway is now part of CSX Transportation.

History
The settlement near modern Linworth began with the Wilcox and Tuller families, who began clearing and cultivating land in 1803 in the United States Military District, where land was gifted to soldiers who served in the American Revolutionary War. In 1820, Range 19 and Townships 1 and 2 were organized into Perry Township, named for War of 1812 hero Commodore Perry. Settlement around the area was sparse and agricultural in nature, but the construction of the Worthington-Dublin Pike or Plank Road in 1867 created a path between the emerging towns of Worthington, Ohio and Dublin, Ohio. This, coupled with the completion of the Columbus and Toledo Railroad in 1877, attracted development and began the formation of a village.

Elmwood emerged as a village in 1877, centered around the intersection Worthington-Dublin Pike (currently OH-161) and the C&T RR Station. The original station was located on the north side OH-161. C&T RR chose this location because of nearby Potters Creek which was useful in providing water to steam locomotives. A large pond and water tower fed by Potters Creek was constructed immediately north of the station at modern day McVey Boulevard and Brookbend Drive. An 1883 plat map identifies that Joseph Armstrong and Hard heirs owned the majority of the land in and around Elmwood. In 1886 Bright's Chapel Methodist Church was established, which would later become known as Linworth Methodist Church.

In August of 1893, the original Elmwood Station structure was destroyed by fire, and a new one was erected by the Hocking Valley and Toledo Railway Company who had since purchased C&T RR. The village grew around the station, and large holding areas and livestock pens constructed east of the railroad tracks near Hutchinson Street. Eventually, the village would have several homes, a blacksmith shop and a general store. Elmwood also maintained a post office, the only one between nearby Columbus, Worthington and Dublin. In 1910, the Elmwood changed its name to Linworth because of confusion with another Elmwood Village in Ohio.

Baseball was a common past time in Linworth, and a small field was cleared at Hard's Grove around 1890, which located at the present day site of Perry Middle School. Elmwood station ceased operation in 1955, and was demolished in 1965.

Geography
Because Linworth is an unincorporated community, interpretation of its boundaries vary significantly. Based on signs indicating Linworth the boundaries are the Alrojo Street to the East and the CSX tracks to the West, however this interpretation exclude almost half of the area commonly accepted as Linworth. Furthermore, annexation by the cities of Worthington and Columbus have created a patchwork where parcels in the area are either in the jurisdictional authority of the City of Columbus, City of Worthington or Perry Township, further increasing the complexity of defining boundaries. Historic maps and the Linworth Historical Society indicate that the area of Linworth is a substantially larger regional identifier, which is not unusual because many communities were defined by the areas their post-offices served.

Residential
Most of Linworths orignal residences have since been torn down

Commercial
There are many restaurants and service businesses located in Linworth.

Restaraunts
The most notable restaurant in Linworth is Cameron's American Bistro, or Cameron's locally. Cameron's is the first established restaurant of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants chain and is highly reviewed locally. Cameron's is located in a strip mall near the intersection of OH-161 and Linworth Road. The building is notable for its red painted facade. Cameron's opened in 1993, and remodeled in 2008. The Crafty Pint, formerly Hoggy's and Gallo’s Pit BBQ, is the newest restaurant in Linworth. Opening in 2014, Crafty Pint has recently expanded hours and serves Lunch and weekend Brunch. Bier Stube North, an extension of popular Bier Stube near the main campus of The Ohio State University, resides in a notable Blue Painted building immediately adjacent to the CSX Railroad tracks. Blarney Stone is another nearby self-proclaimed bar and grill.


 * Cameron's American Bistro
 * The Crafty Pint
 * Bier Stube North
 * Blarney Stone
 * Rotolos
 * JT's Pizza
 * Main Moon
 * Wendy's
 * Romashka International Deli

Other Businesses
Village Bookshop is likely the most well known landmark in Linworth. Formerly the Bright's Chapel Methodist Church and Linworth United Methodist Church, Village Bookshop opened in 1969 with large sections of books on the Civil War, art, photography and architecture, as well as Civil War Prints. Another notable structure is the Linworth Farmer's Exchange Building. Organized by dairy farmer H. L. Gable and others in 1920, the store had a grain silo that loaded trains. Situated immediately east of the CSX tracks, the silo building is no longer there, but the second structure is still in use by Linworth Lumber.

Other Businesses Include:


 * United Dairy Farmers
 * BP Gasoline Station
 * Linworth Lumber (In the former Linworth Farmer's Exchange building).
 * COW Autobody Reconditioners
 * Carpet King
 * Central Ohio School of Diving
 * McCullough's Tree Service
 * HYH Farm Market
 * Valvoline Instant Oil Change
 * Capitol Copy
 * Nail and Hair Salon's
 * Deal Breakers Buy Sell Trade