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 Columbus had a population of 6,719 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Columbus had a population of 48,445 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
- Corn Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Petersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Nortonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- Newbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Azalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edinburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waymansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Alert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waynesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Mount Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peters Switch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Reddington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
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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