Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Columbus came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Columbus in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Columbus. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Columbus data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Columbus:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Columbus was listed as Columbus Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Columbus was listed as Columbus Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Columbus was listed as Columbus Courthouse.

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Mississippi (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Columbus is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Columbus in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Columbus for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Columbus. See our Misc Page for Columbus for more information.