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 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
- Rattle Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Smiths Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adair
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Kimball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doyle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wadhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Abbotsford is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Riley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
- Former names for New Haven:
- New Baltimore Station
- New Haven Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anchorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Port Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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. |
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