Welcome to East Columbia ...

East Columbia is located on the Gulf Coast.

East Columbia is located in Brazoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Columbia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for East Columbia: E. Columbia

East Columbia is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: East Columbia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Going back to its beginning, East Columbia was originally named Bells Landing. For more information about the names of East Columbia, see The Names of East Columbia on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named East Columbia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Columbia - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Columbia.

Communities near East Columbia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Columbia.

• Lake Jackson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
  • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <4>
• Angleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
  • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <4>
• Clute
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
  • Clute is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <4>
• Richwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• Sweeny
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sweeny
  • From East Columbia to Sweeny
• Brazoria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brazoria
  • From East Columbia to Brazoria
• Jones Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Creek <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jones Creek
  • From East Columbia to Jones Creek
• Danbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
• Holiday Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
  • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Oyster Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
  • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 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 East Columbia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Columbia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Columbia. 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 East Columbia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Columbia. See our Newspapers Page for East Columbia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Columbia ...

Looking for more information about East Columbia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Columbia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Columbia.

Adding East Columbia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Columbia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Columbia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the East Columbia post office opened in 1927.

We also found East Columbia in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Columbia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/