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>
While we didn't find Columbus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Columbus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
- Naples
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bluffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Oxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Chambersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meredosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Griggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Riggston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riggston is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggston
- Merritt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merritt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Chapin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Morrelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrelville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville
- Gilbirds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cooperstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Oak Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Springs
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Lynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Markham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Markham is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Hersman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Arenzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Columbus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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