Columbia Center, 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]

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

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]

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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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.


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