Columbia, Williams County, Ohio facts for kids

Columbia is a small place in Williams County, Ohio, in the United States. It's known as an "unincorporated community." This means it doesn't have its own local government, like a city or town would. Instead, it's managed as part of the larger Williams County.

History

Columbia was established a long time ago, in the year 1854.

For a few years, from 1915 to 1918, Columbia was an important stop for a train line called the St. Joseph Valley Railway. This railway started in Angola, Indiana, and Columbia was where its tracks ended.

The St. Joseph Valley Railway was part of a bigger idea to create an "interurban" electric train system. An interurban railway was designed to carry passengers between different cities, often using electric power. This particular project hoped to connect big cities like Chicago and Toledo. However, the plan didn't fully succeed. The railway was never actually powered by electricity, and the passenger service eventually stopped.