Columbiana County Ohio Genealogy

Founded: May 1, 1803

Named for: Christopher Columbus

County Seat: Lisbon

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History

The principal historic Native American peoples in the area were the Lenape, Mingo, and Wyandot. The Wyandot had an encampment where the city of Salem now stands. Several important indigenous trails ran through the county, the most important being the Great Trail which ran through the southern parts of the county towards Sandusky. Throughout the second half of the 18th century, starting with Christopher Gist in 1750, American colonists explored the area as the Ohio Company surveyed. George Washington, while engaged in land examinations, camped in the area of present-day East Liverpool in October 1770.

In the 1780s, the Native Americans relinquished control of the area, and the region was surveyed in accordance with the Land Ordinance of 1785. The ensuing Public Land Survey System of the United States started by surveyor Thomas Hutchins on north bank of the Ohio River in present-day East Liverpool resulted in the Seven Ranges, believed to be "the first mathematically designed system and nationally conducted cadastral survey in any modern country."

The first permanent settlement in the area was in 1792 or 1793, by hunter John Quinn, who settled near present-day Calcutta in St. Clair Township. Columbiana County was founded in 1803 and named in honor of Christopher Columbus, combining his surname with the suffix -iana. It was settled early on by Quakers and Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania, but was later settled primary by Germans. The county was the scene of one of the northernmost action fought during the American Civil War; on July 26, 1863, Confederate raiders under John Morgan were surrounded and captured by Union forces at the Battle of Salineville.

Communities

Cities: Columbiana, East Liverpool, Salem.

Villages: East Palestine, Hanoverton, Leetonia, Lisbon (county seat), Minerva, New Waterford, Rogers, Salineville, Summitville, Washingtonville, Wellsville.

Townships: Butler, Center, Elkrun, Fairfield, Franklin, Hanover, Knox, Liverpool, Madison, Middleton, Perry, Salem, St. Clair, Unity, Washington, Wayne, West, Yellow Creek.

Census-designated places: Calcutta, Damascus, East Rochester, Glenmoor, Homeworth, La Croft, Lake Tomahawk, Negley, Salem Heights.

Unincorporated communities: Achor, Bayard, Cannons Mill, Chambersburg, Clarkson, Dungannon, East Carmel, East Fairfield, Elkton, Franklin Square, Fredericktown, Gavers, Glasgow, Guilford, Highlandtown, Kensington, Lynchburg, Middleton, Mill Rock, Millport, Moultrie, New Alexander, New Garden, New Middleton, New Salisbury, North Georgetown, Reading, Signal, Teegarden, Unionville, Unity, Valley, West Point, Williamsport, Winona.

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Adjacent Counties

Mahoning County (north)
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (northeast)
Beaver County, Pennsylvania (east)
Hancock County, West Virginia (southeast)
Jefferson County (south)
Carroll County (southwest)
Stark County (west)

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