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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 209 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Columbia had a population of 752 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.

  • Creswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
  • Scuppernong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Scuppernong is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuppernong
  • Gum Neck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
  • East Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • East Lake is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
  • Skinnersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
  • Burgess
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Buffalo City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Nixonton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
  • Weeksville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Hertford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeopim Station
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
    • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
    • Yeopim
  • Roper
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Roper is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <2>
  • Woodville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Edenton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winfall
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Pasquotank
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pasquotank is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasquotank
  • Okisko
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Okisko is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okisko
  • Chapanoke
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapanoke
  • Mashoes
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mashoes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
  • Old Trap
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Trap is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
  • Shiloh
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Shiloh is located in Camden County
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  • Elizabeth City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Avoca
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Avoca is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca

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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