5-600: New Columbus may refer to: New Columbus, Indiana New Columbus, Pennsylvania [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Columbus&oldid=933014596 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
10-475: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages New Columbus, Indiana New Columbus is an unincorporated community in Adams Township , Madison County , Indiana , United States. It is also known as Ovid , and is marked by both names on highway signs at the town's borders. Abraham Adams arrived in the nascent Madison County the same year that it
15-508: The PO name, but were unsuccessful. The Ovid Post Office was discontinued after a century of operation, and at that time residents again petitioned various state agencies to have the original name restored to the community. However, by that time "Ovid" was in common use, so both names are still used: The state's official highway mad calls it Ovid; the official county map issued by Madison County calls it New Columbus. Road signs on New Columbus Road through
20-469: The community read "New Columbus or Ovid". Many Indiana settlements used water power to grind wheat and run sawmills. The first such installation in New Columbus was on Fall Creek, east of the settlement. Remnants of the several-hundred-foot mill race are still visible. In the 1910s, Fall Creek was dredged and straightened, allowing the nearby flatland to be tilled and harvested. Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
25-525: Was being organized. He built his log cabin on the south side of Fall Creek, and in 1834 he platted a town on the site, calling it New Columbus. This name was used until 1837, when a US Post Office was brought to the community. Post Office officials feared the town's name would be confused with Columbus, the seat of Bartholomew County . They arbitrarily chose to name the Post Office Ovid . Local residents resisted, and in 1840 launched legal action to change
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