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>
While we didn't find Columbia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Columbia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Columbia listed first.
- Metz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Cooney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nettle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Edon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ainger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blakeslee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Angola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Artic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Artic is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
- Pleasant Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- California is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Melbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frontier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Algansee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Algansee is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algansee
- Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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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