Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Columbia had a population of 812 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
- Sonora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuttletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Douglas Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angels Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Soulsbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuolumne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chinese Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sheep Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Copperopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Oak Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Trees
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- San Andreas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Telegraph City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knights Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rail Road Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rich Gulch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Gulch
- Coulterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mokelumne Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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. |
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