Welcome to Columbus ...

Columbus is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Columbus, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Columbus is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Columbus lies within the (810) area code.

The ZIP code for Columbus: 48063<4>

Communities Also Named Columbus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Columbus - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Columbus ...

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

• Sarnia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarnia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarnia <5>
• Port Huron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Huron
  • Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Huron <5>
• New Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
  • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
  • Former names for New Baltimore:
  • Ashley
  • Ashleyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <5>
• Marysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Richmond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Saint Clair
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <5>
• New Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Macomb County
  • 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 <5>
• Marine City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
  • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
  • Former names for Marine City:
  • Cottrellville
  • Marine
  • Newport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <5>
• Algonac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
  • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <5>
• Romeo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Romeo is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbus ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Columbus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Columbus.

Adding Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 for Columbus was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Columbus in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/