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Nearest Communities to Columbia,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Columbia, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Columbia:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Columbia is located in Washington County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 109 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Columbia. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Washington County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Columbia (which is Washington County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Columbia

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Washington County   (where Columbia resides)
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncountymaine.com/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Machias
    • Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbia.
      • Epping
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Columbia Falls
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Marshville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Marshville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
      • Little River Corner
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Little River Corner is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Corner
      • Addison
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgetown
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Georgetown is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Harrington
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tibbettstown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Tibbettstown is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbettstown
      • Dorman
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Dorman is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorman
      • Centerville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Centerville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • West Harrington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • West Harrington is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harrington
      • Jonesboro Station
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jonesboro Station is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Station
      • Continue List   (52 more) ...
        • Indian River
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Indian River is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
        • Cherryfield
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jonesboro
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Monsapec
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Monsapec is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monsapec
        • Brewster Corner
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Brewster Corner is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Corner
        • Ripley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Ripley is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
        • Milbridge
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • South Addison
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • South Addison is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
        • Wyman
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Wyman is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
        • West Jonesport
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • West Jonesport is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jonesport
        • Unionville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Unionville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
        • Rivers End
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Rivers End is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
        • Beals
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Beals is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beals <3>
        • Jonesport
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Smithville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Smithville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
        • Whitneyville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
        • Mattimo Place
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Mattimo Place is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattimo Place
        • Smith Landing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Smith Landing is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Landing
        • Deblois
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • East Steuben
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Steuben
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Roque Bluffs
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Roque Bluffs is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roque Bluffs
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
        • Kennebec
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Kennebec is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
        • Machias
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Marshfield
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Marshfield is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
        • Northfield
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Pigeon Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Pigeon Hill is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
        • Sealand
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sealand is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealand
        • Hoyttown
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Lower Beddington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Lower Beddington is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Beddington
        • Bucks Harbor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Larrabee
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Larrabee is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
        • Machiasport Station
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Machiasport Station is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport Station
        • Machiasport
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Starboard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Starboard is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starboard
        • Dog Town
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • East Machias
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jacksonville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Jacksonville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
        • Beddington
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Chase Mills
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Chase Mills is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
        • Wesley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Mud Landing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Mud Landing is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
        • North Cutler
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Halls Mills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Halls Mills is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
        • Little Machias
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Little Machias is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Machias
        • Fletcher Field
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Fletcher Field is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Field
        • Cooper
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Cooper is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
        • Cutler
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Marion
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Marion is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
        • Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Grove is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
        • Crawford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Crawford is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Whiting
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Columbia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.