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 2,199 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Columbus had a population of 3,699 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Columbus, with the one closest to Columbus listed first.
- Glidden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alleyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mentz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mentz is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
- Ramsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Borden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Altair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frelsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Ulm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Industry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Joiner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ammannsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sublime
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Millheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Rutersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swiss Alp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
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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