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United States Ohio Franklin County Columbus

City Hall

http://www.columbus.gov/
City Hall, 2nd floor
90 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

• Columbus is also the county seat for Franklin County.

Quick Facts

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• Columbus was founded in 1812, made the Capital of Ohio in 1816, and named after Christopher Columbus.
• After Ohio achieved statehood in 1803, political infighting among Ohio's more prominent leaders resulted in the state capital moving from Chillicothe to Zanesville and back again. The state legislature finally decided that a new capital city, located in the center of the state, was a necessary compromise. Several of Ohio's small towns and villages petitioned the legislature for the honor of becoming the state capital, but ultimately a coalition of land speculators, with Sullivant's support, made the most attractive offer to the Ohio General Assembly. Named in honor of Christopher Columbus, the capital city was founded on February 14, 1812, on the "High Banks opposite Franklinton at the Forks of the Scioto known as Wolf's Ridge."At the time, this area was a dense forestland, used only as a hunting ground.

Neighborhoods

Communities of the City

Suburbs

• Parts of the city also extend into Delaware and Fairfield counties.

Resources

Archives and Libraries

• Columbus Metropolitan Library Columbus Metropolitan Library has one of the leading genealogy collections in Ohio. Added to the library's collection are the genealogy collections of the State Library of Ohio, National Palatines To America, and the Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Society.

Cemeteries

Franklinton Cemetery

LDS Cemetery Records

• Vol. 21
  • page 7 - Franklinton Cemetery, Columbus

Church History and Records

Court Records

History

Land and property

Maps

Military History and Records

Newspapers

Societies and Museums

• Ohio Historical Society
  Ohio Historical Center
  1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211-2497
  Telephone: 614-297-2510, Fax: 614-297-2546
  Internet: Ohio Genealogical Society
  Guides to collection ^{[1] [2]}

Vital records

Websites

• The Franklin County OH GenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County
• The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County (mirror site)
• FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Columbus
• Columbus Genealogy, links to online records for Columbus

Sources and References

1. ↑ Lentz, Andrea D., ed. A Guide to Manuscripts at the Ohio Historical Society. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Historical Society, 1972. (Family History Library book 977.1 A3ohs.)
2. ↑ Mettle, Suzanne Wolfe, et al., comps. Genealogical Researcher's Manual with Special References for Using the Ohio Historical Society Library. Columbus, Ohio: Franklin County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society, 1981. (Family History Library book 977.1 D27g.)

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