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Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana

Coordinates: 39°34′35″N 85°12′26″W / 39.57639°N 85.20722°W / 39.57639; -85.20722
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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
991 ft (302 m)
ZIP code
47331
FIPS code18-14626[1]
GNIS feature ID432813[2]

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

Columbia is located at 39°34′35″N 85°12′26″W / 39.57639°N 85.20722°W / 39.57639; -85.20722. There is only 3 roads in the entire Columbia area: South County Road, West Columbia Road and West Monroe Street. There are over 20 buildings in Columbia (the actual number is unknown due to Columbia being unincorporated, meaning it has no political border).

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  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 4 September 2014.


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