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.
- Sumas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nooksack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
- Clearbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clearbrook is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Everson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Deming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Wahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wahl is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
- Lynden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Van Wyck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Saxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Brennan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brennan is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennan
- Bellingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wickersham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Haynie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haynie is located in Whatcom County
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- Lummi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lummi is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Fairhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
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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