Columbia, Ohio
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Dover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 44622. It stands on Broad Run. The Survey maps it on the Strasburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
16 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1914 USGS Navarre quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Navarre quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Navarre quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Strasburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Strasburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Strasburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Canton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Canton quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Strasburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
21 since 2004The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Columbia between 2004 and 2019, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5345 |
| 27 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5265 |
| 12 June 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 5025 |
| 5 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15173 |
| 20 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 591 shownMuseums hold 591 specimens collected within 10 miles of Columbia between 1851 and 1973: 428 Animalia, 146 Plantae, 14 Fungi, 2 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A W Cusick, A. Cibula, A. Cobula and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Juncus tenuis Willd. | 1902 | Schaffner, J.H. | Brusk Lake, Champaign co., Ohio |
![]() | Stegocintractia junci (Schwein.) M.Piepenbr. | 1902 | Schaffner, J.H. | Brusk Lake, Champaign co., Ohio |
![]() | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. | 1936 | Heintzelmann, C.E. | Camp Tuscazoar, Zoarville. |
![]() | Amelanchier arborea (F.Michx.) Fernald | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Anemone canadensis L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Cardamine douglassii Britton | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canae Docus [??] [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Conopholis americana (L.) Wallr. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover?] |
![]() | Delphinium tricorne Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canal Dover |
![]() | Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Hydrophyllum virginianum L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canoe Down [Canal Dover] |
![]() | Silene virginica L. | 1851 | Wolle, J. | Canal Downs [Canal Dover] |
All 591 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
10 of 14 shownThe federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Columbia: 9 producers, 5 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Coal, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 77 Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Edgar Spring Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Corundite Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 8 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Strasburg Brick Mill | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Belden Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Belden Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Belden Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Mcfarland Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Loudon | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Parral | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Strasburg | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Candlelight Villas | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Heritage Village | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Winfield | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Dover | 4.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048616. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.



























