Interstate I-275 provides 10-12 minutes driving time to Bethesda North Hospital (a level III trauma center) in Montgomery and to Mercy Health Clemont Hospital located in Batavia. All other Cincinnati hospitals are about 30 minutes away, including the nationally recognized Childrens Hospital Medical Center. Terrace Park EMS has an all-volunteer organization for emergency medical care.

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Bethesda North Hospital is approximately 15 minutes away in Montgomery.

Camp Dennison Memorial Park is a new complex that features baseball and soccer fields, playground areas and a walking/bike trail. In addition, the Little Miami Bike Trail (also called the Loveland Bike Trail) runs through Camp Dennison and stretches for 60 miles, beginning in nearby Milford and going all the way to Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Kenwood Towne Centre is just 10 minutes away and has about 100 stores, including large department stores, unique specialty stores, a movie theater, food court and several restaurants. Eastgate Mall and its surrounding shopping area are about 10 minutes away in the other direction and has everything from major department stores to small specialty stores.

Camp Dennison was founded in 1796 by Christian Waldschmidt along with a group of German immigrants and was called Germany. It was renamed Camp Dennison during the Civil War when it became a military training camp. It later became a hospital camp and was named after Ohio Governor William Dennison. The Waldschmidt House Historical Museum and the Camp Dennison, Ohio Civil War Museum are both in Camp Dennison. Camp Dennison is just five minutes from Milford or Terrace Park, and just 10 minutes east of both Montgomery and Madeira.

Camp Dennison

Queen City Metro makes its nearest stops just five minutes away in either Milford or Terrace Park and there are numerous buses that service the area throughout the day. You can be downtown in about 15 to 20 minutes by traveling west on scenic U.S. Route 50, the last several miles of which offer a breathtaking view of the Ohio River and surrounding hills.

Mercy Health Anderson Hospital is 20-minutes away. Bethesda North in Montgomery is 10 minutes away and is a trauma III facility. Mercy Health Clermont Hospital in Batavia is 25 minutes away. Cincinnati hospitals also serve the Milford area and include: University Hospital, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, The Christ Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital.

The first settlers in Milford arrived in 1796 with a 1000-acre land grant from the Revolutionary War. The name “Milford” stems from being the first safe “ford” to arrive at a mill north of the Ohio River. In 1982 Milford became a city.

The village maintains three municipal parks which include lighted baseball diamonds. Activities for youth include community softball and baseball, Little League baseball, Knothole baseball, Pee Wee football, basketball and soccer programs. Miami Hills Swim Club is private and offers tennis. 

The Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail is a popular place to get some exercise. Bike, walk or run along this long trail. Canoe enthusiasts from all over Southern Ohio find a haven in the Little Miami River and anglers report excellent game fishing. 

Many public and private golf courses throughout the area provide hours of pleasure for the avid golfer. Chapters of most service clubs and lodges can be found in the village. Stonelick State Park is a 25-minute drive and has swimming and boating. 

Milford hosts many community events and throughout the year, including an Easter Extravaganza, Hometown Holidays in November, Bikes in Bloom, Second Saturday Music Series, Frontier Days Parade (a three-day festival in early June), Sparks in the Park, Movies on the Miami, Makers Market on Main Street in May and Street Eats (which features 30 food trucks from all over the tri-state area, music and fireworks in early August). The Greater Milford Area Historical Society puts on their annual  Art Affaire in downtown Milford with over 110 artists booths in late September.

Historic Milford has many local shops and restaurants to enjoy in a “hometown” setting. From antiquing to speciality gifts to a delightful meal at an open-air patio, residents enjoy the charm that Old Milford offers within its charming eight blocks. 

There are also various shops and services throughout the Milford area. Additionally, Kenwood Towne Centre is 15 minutes away and Eastgate Mall is a 10-minute drive via I-275.

Located in one of Ohio's growing areas, Milford, a pleasant mixture of tradition and progress, offers a sense of "community." Milford has a variety of housing options. Continuing construction in the area provides elegant homes of the latest designs and amenities. There are also many attractive homes, rich in historical value, for those who enjoy the architecture of earlier eras. While the amenities of urban society are plentiful, the community's quiet personality is carefully preserved for a superior quality of life.

Milford

Milford is served by I-275 which provides freeway driving to all parts of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Driving time to Downtown Cincinnati is 25 minutes. Queen City Metro bus service provides commuter service between Milford and downtown Cincinnati on a daily schedule except for Sunday.

Many doctors offices are located along Red Bank Road in nearby Madisonville. 'Medpace', a research-based drug and medical device company is located at the corner of Madison and Red Bank Roads. Mariemont is a 15-minute drive to 'Jewish Hospital Kenwood'  which is located on Kenwood Road in Sycamore Township. This hospital features a state-of-the-art patient tower as well as a 24-hour emergency department. It is the region’s only adult Blood & Marrow Transplant Center. 'Bethesda North Hospital', a Level III Trauma Center, is located in the adjoining Montgomery area and is a short 20-minute drive away. 

Other Cincinnati area hospitals, such as The Christ Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, University Hospital (known for its advanced medical research) and the Children’s Hospital Medical Center are located within a 20-minute drive.

Mariemont was first settled in 1788 and was called Columbia in honor of Christopher Columbus. The village was later named after its founder, Mary Emery, who had in mind to create a model town. Mariemont was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2007. 

The winding lanes with Georgian, Tudor and colonial style houses create an atmosphere of an old English village.

Mariemont has a garden club, tennis courts and a swim club open to all residents. The village has 14 parks to enjoy as well as a hiking trail along the National Scenic Little Miami River. 

The village has a tower with Carillon Bells. Weekly concerts are held on Sundays. 

There is a summer play school for pre-schoolers and a supervised playground for school-age children, teaching them games and handicraft. Free swimming lessons are given and swim teams are organized to compete in meets throughout the summer. The Mariemont Swim Club, consisting of a regular pool, one for swimming lengths and kiddie pool, is unique in that any resident of Mariemont is automatically a member by paying a nominal yearly fee. T-ball, Knothole, and other baseball teams are offered for all ages including adults. There are softball teams for girls depending on the demand. Soccer has also become very popular with teams for boys and girls. The Parish Center affords a wide selection of year-round activities, especially for youths. For the mature citizens of Mariemont, The Marielders Center is open each weekday from 9 to 5.

Mariemont has a wide variety of specialty shops within easy walking distance to any home in the village. The Kenwood Towne Centre is about 10 minutes away and feature 3 department stores, some 100 shops, services and restaurants. Hyde Park Square and Rookwood Pavilion are also a 10 minute drive.

Homes have quaint mullioned windowpanes. Municipal, commercial and community buildings are in Tudor or English Gothic design, with timbered rafters within. But the charm of Mariemont is more than a matter of architecture. There is great community pride in this complete little world of cultural and social activities. A variety of housing is offered, including single and two-family homes. Townhouses and apartments also have an old-fashioned English flavor. Newer lifestyle condominiums have been built to reflect the Tudor essence of the neighborhood. To people who value tradition, Mariemont is a dream come true. The village was carefully planned to include shopping, banking, and all the other essentials of life... right in the center of town.

Mariemont

Mariemont has several bus lines to downtown Cincinnati. A rush hour bus makes it in 20 minutes as does a Milford express bus. A third takes a little longer through several Cincinnati suburbs, affording transfers to other parts of town. Driving time to downtown Cincinnati is 20 minutes. There is easy access to I-71, I-275, I-75 and the Ronald Reagan Highway.

Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital in Anderson Township is within a 10-15 minute drive. This 96-bed acute care unit serves the community with 24-hour emergency service, extensive outpatient services, diagnostic and rehabilitative treatments and a variety of surgical and medical procedures. The Five Mile and Beechmont Avenue area  (about 15 minutes away) also has offices for general and specialty doctors including facilities for The Christ Hospital, Tri-Health and Children’s Hospital Anderson. There are several other fine Cincinnati hospitals within a 25-minute drive.

The more things change the more Newtown stays the same. Founded in the early 1700’s, the quaint village of Newtown, Ohio has maintained its charm and small-town feeling.

Moundview Park and Short Park (located in the heart of Newtown) offer a variety of outdoor activities. Newtown is also located along the Little Miami National Scenic Trail and River where one can bike, hike or run. 

Nearby is Lunken Airport Playfield with hiking/biking/walking trails, golf course, driving range, children’s playfield, putt-putt, tennis courts and picnic areas. 

Golfers can either head to Lunken Airport Playfield or enjoy their sport at the nearby public Little Miami Golf Center. The Ivy Hills Country Club and Golf course is private and located minutes away from Newtown. 

Newtown was once the home to the “Fort Ancient” Native Americans. Explore the American Indian Education Center (at the Newtown Municipal Center) to learn about this prehistoric culture. 

The community has several active organizations: Greater Newtown Civic League, Newtown Business Association, Veteran’s Association and The Village Quilters.

The heart of “downtown” Newtown has many local shops and restaurants to enjoy. Residents enjoy the Main Street Cafe, and Urban Grill on Main as well as Just Q’in Barbeque. Dairy Corner and UDF are popular places during the summer when looking for an ice cream treat. Neighborhood breweries are located along US 50. Nearby Mariemont has lovely boutiques. Neighboring areas offer even shopping opportunities including Anderson Town Center, Kenwood Towne Centre and Eastgate Mall, to name a few.

It’s a place to live the serene country life. But Newtown is anything but distanced from contemporary living. It is surrounded by the communities of Anderson Township, Indian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont and Terrace Park. While some Newtownians enjoy a visit to the Dairy Corner or historic Church Street, others shop the super stores only minutes away. The tranquil settings of older homes mix beautifully with the newer spacious home in Ivy Hills and new apartments and condominiums. Children and adults play soccer, softball and picnic in several lush parks. Newtown is three square miles of small-town life with the services you need for your contemporary lifestyle.

Newtown

Newtown offers easy access to I-275 and Columbia Parkway which is a 20-minute drive to downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is approximately 30 minutes away.

Most of Cincinnati's major hospitals are within 10 to 20 minutes, including Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University, Good Samaritan, Christ, Bethesda North and Jewish Kenwood.

The restoration in Columbia-Tusculum is preserving the distinctive historical character of the area. There's an abundance of old frame homes with high ceilings, wood floors, and many decorative elements like gingerbread and steam boat gothic. Stately Victorians are pleasantly situated on the hillside. In recent years, the addition of contemporary homes, condominiums, popular restaurants and meeting places have created an air of sophistication. Each building, old and new, has its own architectural integrity.

Depending upon the Columbia Township location, there are various recreational activities available including many sports leagues. There are many area parks in or nearby the areas. The Pioneer Memorial Cemetery on Wilmer Avenue is the oldest cemetery in Hamilton County is the resting place of the pioneer Columbia settlement. The Cincinnati Reds Great American Ballpark and Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium are within 10-15 minutes.

The various areas of Columbia Township offer neighborhood shops and hundreds of business. National branded stores are found at the Kenwood Towne Centre (which is 5-10 minutes away) with three anchor stores and over 200 specialty shops.

Columbia Township was founded in 1791. Formerly one of the largest townships in the state of Ohio, Columbia Township is now a 2.5 square mile group of nine "island" areas: Norwood Green, Ridgewood Subdivision, Madison Place, Stewart Road, Ridge and Highland, Old Red Bank, Camargo Road, Plainville, Seven Hills, Williams' Meadow, Monning and Camp Dennison. These areas border Indian Hill, Mariemont, Cincinnati, Fairfax and Norwood. The limited-rule township is a "Tree City USA Community" that offers no earnings tax.

Columbia Township

Cincinnati buses serve the area. I-75, I-71, I-275 and the Norwood Lateral are within 5-10 minutes connecting commuters to the greater Cincinnati. Downtown Cincinnati is located with 10-15 minutes on the highway or via Columbia Parkway.

It is about a 10-minute drive to Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health in Kenwood. Bethesda North Hospital is in nearby Montgomery. Other area hospitals, including Children’s Hospital Medical Center, The Christ Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and University are approximately 25-minutes away.

The single most-compelling quality of the nearly 20 square miles known as Indian Hill is its village atmosphere. With a population of around 5,900 people, it’s technically a city but its lifestyle over the years has remained constant, that of a residential community which preserves the country atmosphere and the gifts nature has bestowed upon it. Indian Hill’s history begins with the Indian Tribes of the Shawnee, Miami and Delaware who came to the area to hunt and fish. In 1787, Benjamin Stites (veteran of the Revolutionary War) visited the area and then persuaded John Symmes to purchase a million acres. Symmes sold Stites 10,000 acres adjacent to the Ohio and Little Miami Rivers for $.66 an acre. As years past settles came and the area evolved into a farming community and later into a rural weekend destination. In the 1920s, the Camargo Realty Company divided lots into 25-acre plots as a district of grand home estates. Today, Indian Hill is zoned single-family residential or agriculture.

Property known as the Village Green serves as a playground with four tennis courts, a basketball court and shelter house. A fishing lake behind the tennis courts is stocked periodically and, in winter, is used for ice skating. Three baseball diamonds support 300 kids in knothole baseball. There is a beautiful membership swimming club. The Camargo Country Club is private. The Indian Hill Winter Club offers its members an ice skating rink to enjoy, along with hockey leagues, social curling opportunities, paddle leagues as well as spinning bikes and classes. 

Seven garden clubs help beautify the community. The village maintains over 75 miles of bridle paths. Rowe Arboretum has a lovely collection of trees and shrubs to enjoy. There are 10 parks in the village offering walking paths, soccer fields, play areas, baseball diamonds an picnic areas. 

The Indian Hill Shooting Club has two skeet fields, a trap field and sporting clays.

Kenwood Towne Centre, offering 1,000,000 square feet of shopping pleasure, is only 5 minutes away. This mall is occupied by 100+ specialty stores, three large department stores, including Nordstrom, Macy’s and Dillards, and various restaurants, making this one of the larger shopping facilities in the state of Ohio. Also located in Kenwood is The Kenwood Collection with stores including LL Bean, The Container Store and  Crate & Barrel. Sycamore Plaza features several national brand stores and a few restaurants. Madeira is located just outside of the village and has several local shops, restaurants and banks along Miami Road.

The village is governed by an elected council and professional manager. Indian Hill has its own water supply, and exceptional police and fire protection. Its recreational facilities are varied and well patronized. The community has its own service department for waste disposal and road maintenance.  Indian Hill supports the boy scouts, girl scouts, and numerous cultural and garden clubs. The village has always had a green thumb, and an affinity for open space. This is manifested in the Green Areas program, which through purchase and gifts, has created an almost unbroken arc of greenery around and throughout the village. As a place to live, Indian Hill offers the most in privacy, and boundless natural beauty.

Indian Hill

Indian Hill is about 20 to 25 minutes driving time to downtown Cincinnati. Expressways I-71, I-75 and I-275 are not far with easy access to Ronald Reagan Highway. Public bus service terminates at the village limits.

Terrace Park has easy access to the Little Miami River for fishing and boating. A variety of recreation youth sports are available in the community. Drackett Field has three soccer fields and three baseball fields. The Terrace Park Swim and Tennis Club is private and has an Olympic-sized pool (two wading pools) and six tennis courts. The  private Terrace Park Country Club has an 18-hole golf course. Public 18-hole courses within 15 minutes driving time are found at Lunken Municipal Golf Course adjacent to Lunken Airport; Indian Valley on Newtown Road off Wooster Pike; and nine holes at the Little Miami Golf Course (Hamilton County Park) also on Newtown Road. The Indian Hill Winter Club is five miles away and has ice hockey, skating and other recreation services. A nature preserve is located at the south end of the village as well as at Red Bird Hollow in nearby Indian Hill. Bikers take advantage of  the Loveland Bike Trail that runs through the village. Terrace Park has a variety of groups for residents to take advantage of: bunco club, book club, poker club and dinner groups. The Terrace Park Players sponsors a community band that performs at Memorial Day and Labor Day parades as well as the annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony.

Terrace Park has a few local shops and restaurants (such as the The Birch restaurant), but most residents head out of the village to meet retail needs. Nearby Mariemont Village features local boutiques and restaurants and is only 5 minutes away. The National Exemplar at the Mariemont Inn is a very popular place for brunch. Charming downtown Milford is also a short drive away and has many local shops and restaurants to enjoy: the Little Miami Brewing Company, 20Brix and Padrinos are popular places for meals. Kenwood Towne Centre is a 15-minute drive and offers over 100 stores along with Nordstrom, Dillards and Macys as anchors. Eastgate Mall is 10-minutes away with more shopping and dining opportunities.

Terrace Park is one of Cincinnati's oldest communities was built on a terrace overlooking the Little Miami River. Known for its tree-lined streets where residents ride bikes, jog or even take golf carts around the community, Terrace Park resembles a New England village. Those who live there are a blend of people deeply rooted in the community for two to three generations as well as those who have just moved in. Friendly and community minded, it is easy to feel at home in Terrace Park. The village has a variety of beautiful home styles that offer charm and character. Streets are named for famous colleges.

Terrace Park

Highway U.S. 50 (Columbia Parkway) is the main route south to downtown Cincinnati with good roads leading west to Cincinnati's outlying suburbs. Driving time to downtown is 20 minutes. I-275 is 10 minutes away giving easy access to I-71, I-75 and Ronald Reagan Highway. Cincinnati buses furnish regular service between Terrace Park and downtown Cincinnati.