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 3,134 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Columbus had a population of 23,597 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Platte Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardiner is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tarnov
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rising City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Octavia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edholm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edholm is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edholm
- Silver Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- David City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Humphrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornlea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornlea is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Nimburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heun is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heun
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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