Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy

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

 * 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.

Suburbs

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

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records


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

Historical and Genealogical Societies

 * 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

Columbus Metropolitan Library
Genealogy Services 96 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, OH 43215-4163 Phone: (614) 645-2275

State Library of Ohio
Genealogical Section 65 South Front Street, Rm 308 Columbus, OH 43215-4163 Telephone: 800–686–1532 or 614- 644–6966, Fax: 614-728-2789 Guide to collection

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Columbus
 * 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