Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Columbia Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Columbia Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Columbia Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Columbia Center: Columbia Ctr. (or less commonly used: Columbia Cen., Columbia Cent. or Columbia Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Columbia Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbia Center.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Columbia Center is primarily located in Licking County. A portion of Columbia Center extends into Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Columbia Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbia Center:
- Licking County (The home county of Columbia Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Pataskala
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beechwood Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summit Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Ash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Outville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Beech ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Kirkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Union Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Center Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Green ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Vans Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- South Condit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Condit
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Africa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Pickerington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Thurston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lithopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Reynoldsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blacklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- New Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Brice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Gahanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Truro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Whitehall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- Rockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Five Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Gambier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Nashport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Black Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Fultonham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Thornville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chalfants
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Avalon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Mount Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Duvall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Commercial Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Matville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Darbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbia Center, see our County-by-County Page for Columbia Center.
Cemeteries Near Columbia Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbia Center.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Columbia Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbia Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Wickliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pataskala Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Etna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moreland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jersey Cemetery
- Jersey Twp. Cemetery
- St. Jacobs Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- York Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Road Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Rest Memorial Estate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (559 more) ...
- Jersey Universalist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silent Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Columbia Center had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia Center, with the one closest to Columbia Center listed first.
- Pataskala
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summit Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Wagram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wagram is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
- Jersey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jersey is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Ash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Outville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Reynoldsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Ovid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Blacklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Pickerington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbia Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia Center.
Newspapers Published in Columbia Center ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia Center, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Columbia Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Columbia Center:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Licking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Columbia Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbia Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |