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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 2,160 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Columbus had a population of 3,006 people.

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

  • Neutral
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neutral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neutral
    • Neutral is located in Cherokee County
    • Neutral has also been known as:
    • Neutral City
  • Sherwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
    • Sherwin is located in Cherokee County
  • Crestline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
    • Crestline is located in Cherokee County
  • Scammon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hallowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallowell
    • Hallowell is located in Cherokee County
  • Faulkner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faulkner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
    • Faulkner is located in Cherokee County
  • Keelville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelville
    • Keelville is located in Cherokee County
  • Weir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Mill Rose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
    • Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County
  • Baxter Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Cherokee County
    • Lowell has also been known as:
    • Lowell Station
  • Cherokee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Galena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Empire City is located in Cherokee County
  • Smithfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Fleming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Crawford County
  • Monmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Monmouth is located in Crawford County
  • Waco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Oswego
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Thoms
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thoms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
    • Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Dupont ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Chicopee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicopee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Crawford County
  • Chetopa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carl Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
    • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <3>
  • Opolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
    • Opolis is located in Crawford County
  • McCune
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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