Welcome to Columbus ...

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

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

Columbus would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.

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

Columbus was established in 1865.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Columbus is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Columbus is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Columbus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Columbus - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Columbus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Columbus.

• Metallic City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
  • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
  • Metallic City has also been known as:
  • Pickhandle Gulch
• Candelaria ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
  • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
• Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candelaria Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
  • Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
• Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
  • Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
• Blair Junction ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
  • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
• Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
  • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
• Mount Montgomery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery
  • Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral County
• Marietta ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Mineral County
• Mina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
  • Mina is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <5>

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 Columbus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Columbus. 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 Columbus.

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

Adding Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Columbus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Columbus post office opened in 1866.

We also found Columbus in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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