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Welcome to South Columbus ...

South Columbus is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Columbus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for South Columbus: S. Columbus

South Columbus is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Columbus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for South Columbus: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named South Columbus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Columbus - they are located in Georgia and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Columbus.

Communities near South Columbus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Columbus.

  • Hickman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cairo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bardwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wickliffe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington is located in Carlisle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Blandville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blandville is located in Ballard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Spring Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Moscow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Moscow is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow

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 South Columbus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Columbus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Columbus. 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 South Columbus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Columbus. See our Newspapers Page for South Columbus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Columbus ...

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

Adding South Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Columbus 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 (so far) for South Columbus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Columbus post office opened in 1889. The South Columbus post office closed in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Columbus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hickman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Columbus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the South Columbus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the South Columbus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/