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Welcome to Columbia ...

So far, we found very little information about Columbia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Columbia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Columbia, please Contact Us.


Columbia would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.


The location of Columbia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


Columbia was founded in 1871.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Columbia is 6,390 feet [1,948 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Columbia is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Columbia was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Columbia would have been located in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Columbia ...

While we believe that this Columbia is located in Elko County, we know of another 2 Nevada communities named Columbia. Those communities are located in the following counties: Esmeralda and Eureka County.

Beyond Nevada, there are 49 communities that are also named Columbia - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbia.

Communities near Columbia ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Columbia.

  • Deep Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Elko County
  • Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rio Tinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Tinto
    • Rio Tinto is located in Elko County
  • Mountain City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Anderson ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Elko County
  • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornucopia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
    • Cornucopia is located in Elko County
  • Owyhee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tuscarora
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Bruno City ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
    • Bruno City is located in Elko County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Columbia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Columbia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia. See our Newspapers Page for Columbia.

Adding Columbia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Columbia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Columbia post office opened in 1879.

We also found Columbia on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbia.

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Columbia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Columbia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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