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 Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Columbia Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Columbia Heights listed first.
- Kenyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Shannock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Carolina
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Wood River Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Washington County
- Kingston Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Station
- Kingston Station is located in Washington County
- Usquepaug
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- West Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kingston
- West Kingston is located in Washington County
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Matunuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Gould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Washington County
- Hope Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Canonchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Peace Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Ashaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Potter Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
- Quonochontaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quonochontaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quonochontaug
- Quonochontaug is located in Washington County
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |