Columbia is an unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
Columbia, Indiana | |
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  Columbia  Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′35″N 85°12′26″W / 39.57639°N 85.20722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fayette |
| Township | Columbia |
| Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
| ZIP code | 47331 |
| FIPS code | 18-14626[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 432813[1] |
History
editColumbia 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
editThere are only three roads in the entire Columbia area: South County Road, West Columbia Road and West Monroe Street.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 218.
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 96.
- ^ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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