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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Columbia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Columbia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Columbia is located in Tolland County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tolland County: Hartford, New London, Windham, Hampden (MA) & Worcester (MA).

Below are the counties that are near Columbia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbia:

  • Tolland County     (The home county of Columbia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Columbia
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hebron
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
    • Andover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • Amston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Coventry Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
      • Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
    • Coventry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <1>
    • South Coventry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coventry
      • South Coventry is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
    • Gilead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Conantville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
      • Conantville is located in Tolland County
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Terramuggus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Marlborough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Lydallville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
      • Lydallville is located in Hartford County
    • Manchester Green
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
      • Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
    • Buckingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
    • East Glastonbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
    • Manchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glastonbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
    • Addison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Hartford County
    • Oxford Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
      • Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • East Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Pocotopaug
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pocotopaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
      • Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
    • East Hampton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
      • East Hampton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
    • Crowley Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
      • Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • Moodus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodus
      • Moodus is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moodus <1>
    • East Haddam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
    • Cobalt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
      • Johnsonville has also been known as:
      • Johnsonville Village
    • Middle Haddam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • Little Haddam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Haddam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
      • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
    • Gildersleeve
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gildersleeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
      • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Meriden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Meriden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Madison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • South Meriden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Wallingford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
    • Yalesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in New London County
    • Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
    • Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
    • Williams Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
      • Williams Crossing is located in New London County
    • Colchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Franklin <1>
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
    • Gilman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <1>
    • North Westchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
      • North Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <1>
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Westchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • Baltic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Willimantic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
    • Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
      • North Windham is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Windham <1>
    • Scotland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Scotland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chaplin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
      • Chaplin is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
    • Chaplin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Ashford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
      • West Ashford is located in Windham County
    • Hampton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Hampton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • State Line
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Baptist Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
      • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Hampden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Holland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
    • South Factory Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
      • South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Wales
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
    • East Longmeadow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
      • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
    • Monson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
    • Longmeadow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
      • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
    • Brimfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • Wilbraham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
      • Wilbraham is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
    • Agawam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Fiskdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiskdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
      • Fiskdale is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Old Sturbridge Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
      • Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Globe Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Southbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
      • Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Greene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Rice City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Foster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
    • Foster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Simmons Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
      • Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
    • West Glocester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
      • West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbia, see our County-by-County Page for Columbia.

Cemeteries Near Columbia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbia.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.

  • Columbia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Utley Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utley Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andover Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Willimantic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Andover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Andover Cemetery
    • The New Andover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Congregational Church Cemetery
    • Long Hill Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154063 <4>
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nathan Hale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Burrows Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Trumbull Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trumbull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trumbull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Columbia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Columbia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.

  • Columbia
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hebron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in New London County
  • Turnerville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
  • Andover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
  • Willimantic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coventry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
    • Coventry is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <1>
  • South Coventry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coventry
    • South Coventry is located in Tolland County
  • Gilead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Tolland County
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
  • Mansfield City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
    • Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
  • Eagleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Eagleville is located in Tolland County
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    • South Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mansfield Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
      • Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia.

Newspapers Published in Columbia ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Columbia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Columbia:

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

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6912, Longitude: -72.3073       In this case, the coordinates for Columbia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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