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 4,000 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Columbia had a population of 124,769 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
- Moores Switch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Switzler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Stephens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lupus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Woodlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Perche ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Perche is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocheport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Overton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Points ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Riggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rileysburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rileysburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Prairie Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Sebree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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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