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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Columbus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Columbus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Columbus, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Columbus (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Columbus. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Columbus is historic, it would have been located within present day Sabine Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Columbus. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbus:

  • Sabine Parish     (The home parish of Columbus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
    • Toro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
    • Negreet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Florien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Many
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
    • Zwolle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Corleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Bayou Scie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Noble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
    • Vowells Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
    • Bellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Marthaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Robeline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
    • Hornbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Anacoco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Evans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fertitta Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
    • Westwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Leesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Llano
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kurthwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Savage Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Alco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Elmwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Jasper County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
    • Browndell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Sam Rayburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
    • Toledo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • South Toledo Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
    • Burkeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wiergate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Shanklerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
  • Sabine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
    • Mason
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Fairmount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Hemphill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Milam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosevine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Pineland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bronson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Brookeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • San Augustine County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Maxey Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • San Augustine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Powell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Shelby County (TX)
    • Huxley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbus, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Columbus.

Cemeteries Near Columbus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbus.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Columbus - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Isaac Low Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sabinetown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper's Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McMillion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Victoria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Caney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Low's Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McCord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Redland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (225 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oliphant Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Columbus itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Toro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Negreet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmount
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount is located in Sabine County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Hemphill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Milam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Toledo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Many
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <2>
  • Geneva
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Anacoco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Corleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
  • East Hamilton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Hamilton is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
  • Sexton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sexton is located in Sabine County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Caney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Caney is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Bayou Scie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Brookeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbus.

Newspapers Published in Columbus ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbus, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Columbus.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Columbus:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.