Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana

Columbia, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Columbia is located in Indiana
Columbia
Columbia
Columbia is located in the United States
Columbia
Columbia
Coordinates: 39°34′35″N 85°12′26″W / 39.57639°N 85.20722°W / 39.57639; -85.20722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
TownshipColumbia
Elevation
[1]
994 ft (303 m)
ZIP code
47331
FIPS code18-14626[2]
GNIS feature ID432813[1]

Columbia is an unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

History

Columbia was laid out in 1832.[3] It took its name from Columbia Township.[4] A post office was established at Columbia in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[5][6]

Geography

There are only three roads in the entire Columbia area: South County Road, West Columbia Road and West Monroe Street.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 218.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the township in which it is located.
  5. ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 96.
  6. ^ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.


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