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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Columbia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Columbia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Columbia is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Bucks (PA), Monroe (PA) & Northampton (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Columbia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbia:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Columbia)
  • Hunterdon County
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Crestmoore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
      • Long Valley is located in Morris County
    • Budd Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Naughright
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hacklebarney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Succasunna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Woodport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hurdtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurdtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
      • Hurdtown is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurdtown
      • From Columbia to Hurdtown
    • Mine Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
      • Mine Hill is located in Morris County
    • Weldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weldon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Morris County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weldon
      • From Columbia to Weldon
    • Dover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
    • Brookside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Millbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Gladstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedminster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
      • Bedminster is located in Somerset County
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Hardwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tranquility
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Middleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Swartswood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crandon Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
    • Wallpack Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Balesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
      • Balesville is located in Sussex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balesville
      • From Columbia to Balesville
    • Lake Mohawk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
      • Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
    • Augusta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Normanook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normanook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanook
      • Normanook is located in Sussex County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Normanook
      • From Columbia to Normanook
  • Bucks County (PA)
  • Carbon County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Little Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
      • Little Gap is located in Carbon County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Little Gap
      • From Columbia to Little Gap
    • Meckesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Albrightsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Palmerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
      • Palmerton is located in Carbon County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
    • Bowmanstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmanstown
      • Bowmanstown is located in Carbon County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmanstown <3>
    • Hazard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Hazard is located in Carbon County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazard
      • From Columbia to Hazard
    • Kittatinny
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kittatinny. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
      • Kittatinny is located in Carbon County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kittatinny
      • From Columbia to Kittatinny
  • Lackawanna County (PA)
    • Lehigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lehigh
      • From Columbia to Lehigh
  • Lehigh County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Catasauqua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
      • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <3>
    • Coplay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplay
      • Coplay is located in Lehigh County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coplay <3>
    • Fountain Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hokendauqua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rittersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Lehigh County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellington
      • From Columbia to Wellington
    • West Catasauqua
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fullerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County (PA)
    • Rockdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From Columbia to Rockdale
    • Allentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Friedensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Seiple
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seiple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
      • Seiple is located in Lehigh County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seiple
      • From Columbia to Seiple
  • Monroe County (PA)
  • Northampton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Columbia, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
    • Portland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Slateford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • East Bangor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
      • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Richmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Columbia to Richmond
    • Bangor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
    • New Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Roseto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
      • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <3>
    • Pen Argyl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wind Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kesslersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belfast
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Stockertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockertown
      • Stockertown is located in Northampton County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockertown <3>
    • Tatamy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbia, see our County-by-County Page for Columbia.

Cemeteries Near Columbia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbia.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Columbia had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Warrington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
    • Warrington is located in Warren County
  • Mount Bethel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
    • Mount Bethel is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Bethel <3>
  • Slateford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Polkville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Warren County
  • Hainesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunnfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnfield
    • Dunnfield is located in Warren County
  • Knowlton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
    • Knowlton is located in Warren County
  • East Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Stone Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Vail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware Water Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
    • Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <3>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Bangor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
      • North Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Manunka Chunk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manunka Chunk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manunka Chunk
      • Manunka Chunk is located in Warren County
    • Mount Hermon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia.

Newspapers Published in Columbia ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Columbia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Columbia:

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Columbia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9257, Longitude: -75.0931    









 

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