Columbia is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Columbia Township,
Fayette County,
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
.
History
Columbia was laid out in 1832. It took its name from Columbia Township. A post office was established at Columbia in 1833, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.
Geography
There are only three roads in the entire Columbia area: South County Road, West Columbia Road and West Monroe Street.
References
Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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