Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana

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Columbia, Indiana
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Columbia
Coordinates: 39°34′35″N85°12′26″W / 39.57639°N 85.20722°W / 39.57639; -85.20722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fayette
Township Columbia
Elevation
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994 ft (303 m)
ZIP code
47331
FIPS code 18-14626 [2]
GNIS feature ID432813 [1]

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

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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.