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 Columbia had a population of 83 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
- Oakland Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Pine Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Ellicott City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oella is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oella
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Ilchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Hollofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dorsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomsbury is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsbury
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Baltimore County
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- Catonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jessup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Denis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Denis is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Denis
- Winans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winans is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans
- Arbutus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- West Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Columbia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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