Columbia Center, Ohio

This article is about the Licking County community. For the Lorain County community, see Columbia Township, Lorain County, Ohio.

Columbia Center is a historic neighborhood of the city of Pataskala in Licking County, Ohio, United States.[1] It lies slightly more than 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Pataskala's downtown.[2]

History

Columbia Center was platted around 1850 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office was established at Columbia Center in 1851, and remained in operation until 1907.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbia Center, Ohio
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 5th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 1999, p. 68-69. ISBN 0-89933-270-6.
  3. ↑ Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 379.
  4. ↑ "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

Coordinates: 40°0′0″N 82°41′48″W / 40.00000°N 82.69667°W / 40.00000; -82.69667

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