Welcome to Columbus ...
So far, we found very little information about Columbus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Columbus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Columbus, please Contact Us.
Columbus would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Columbus is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Columbus was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Columbus (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Columbus was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Columbus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Columbus - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbus.
Communities near Columbus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Columbus.
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Tennga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- East Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Englewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Columbus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Columbus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbus. See our Newspapers Page for Columbus.
Adding Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Columbus in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Columbus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Columbus post office opened in 1840. The Columbus post office closed in 1854.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbus.
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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Columbus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Columbus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Columbus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |