Welcome to Columbia ...

Columbia is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Columbia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Columbia is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Columbia lies within the (386) area code.

Communities Also Named Columbia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Columbia - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (3), 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 10 communities that are near Columbia.

• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• High Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <4>
• White Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs
  • White Springs is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Springs <4>
• Branford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
  • Branford is located in Suwannee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branford <4>
• Fort White
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <4>
• Worthington Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <4>
• Watertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Columbia County
• Five Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Columbia County
• McColskey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
  • McColskey is located in Columbia County
• Lulu
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbia ...

Looking for more information about 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 Columbia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Columbia.

Adding Columbia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Columbia was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Columbia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/