Welcome to South Columbia ...

South Columbia is located in Herkimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Columbia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for South Columbia: S. Columbia

South Columbia is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Columbia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for South Columbia: (315)

Websites for South Columbia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Columbia, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named South Columbia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Columbia - they are located in New Hampshire and Tennessee.

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

Communities near South Columbia ...

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

• Utica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
• Ilion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <3>
• Herkimer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <3>
• Little Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <3>
• Mohawk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <3>
• Frankfort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
• Fort Plain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <3>
• Dolgeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <3>
• New Hartford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
  • New Hartford is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
• Cooperstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Columbia ...

Looking for more information about South Columbia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Columbia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Columbia.

Adding South Columbia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Columbia 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 South Columbia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Columbia post office opened in 1833.

We also found South Columbia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Columbia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Columbia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/