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 Station (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 Station. 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 Station ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Columbia Station: Columbia Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Station is located in Lorain 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 Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.
Below are the counties that are near Columbia Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbia Station:
- Lorain County (The home county of Columbia Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Eaton Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elyria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Avon Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Redhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Ruggles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Binola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Middleburg Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Royalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- White Fox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Valley City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hinckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Windfall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Portage County
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Paxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Emmons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Copley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Burbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Rittman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Congress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Doylestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbia Station, see our County-by-County Page for Columbia Station.
Cemeteries Near Columbia Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbia Station.
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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbia Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beebetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Strongsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Rest Acre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Acre Cemetery
- The Rest Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
- New Law Cemetery
- Reuter Cemetery
- Adams Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Station had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia Station, with the one closest to Columbia Station listed first.
- North Eaton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Eaton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- West View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West View is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Olmsted Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beebetown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beebetown is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebetown
- Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Strongsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Binola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- North Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Laporte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laporte is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Erhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbia Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia Station.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Columbia Station ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia Station.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Columbia Station. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Columbia Station and those printed in the larger area surrounding Columbia Station.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Columbia Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Station:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lorain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Wayne 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 Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Columbia Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |