Columbiana

History

Columbiana was laid out by Joshua Dixon and William Heald in 1805. The city takes its name from Columbiana County, which itself is named in honor of 15th-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, combining his surname with the mass noun suffix -iana. Columbiana was incorporated as a village in 1837 and elevated to a city in 2000. The Jones–Bowman House, built in 1842, is believed to have been part of the Underground Railroad. Businessman Harvey S. Firestone, who founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, was born and raised in Columbiana in the late 19th century. In 1933, he and his wife Idabelle Smith Firestone donated 53 acres in the city to develop Firestone Park, which opened in 1935. The Firestone Farms shopping center, housing development and golf course are named after him.

Geography

Most of the city is located in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, which in turn includes most of Columbiana's incorporated land in Columbiana County. A district of northern Columbiana lies in Beaver Township, Mahoning County, and another small portion to the east lies in Unity Township, Columbiana County.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,942
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,992
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  5,680
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  5,418
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  5,282
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,088
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  4,985
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,962

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2024-09-11
  4 km WNW of Claysville, Pennsylvania
• M 3 — 2024-03-30
  2 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio
• M 3.6 — 2023-08-28
  7 km SE of Madison, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2021-11-19
  2 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2021-10-28
  1 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2019-10-15
  4 km S of Madison, Ohio