Nearest Communities to Columbia,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Columbia, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Columbia:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Columbia is located in Whatcom County.
The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whatcom County: Okanogan, San Juan & Skagit.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 97 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Columbia. Of these communities, 15 are located in counties other than Whatcom County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Columbia (which is Whatcom County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Columbia
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Whatcom County (where Columbia resides)
- County Website: https://www.whatcomcounty.us/
- County Seat for Whatcom: Bellingham
- Note: The western boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound and the Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Columbia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Columbia.
- Limestone Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Limestone Junction is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Junction
- Balford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Balford is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balford
- Peaceful Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peaceful Valley is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Kendall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kendall is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Nooksack Salmon Hatchery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sumas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sumas is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumas <3>
- Clearbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clearbrook is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Nooksack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nooksack is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
- Everson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hampton is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Kulshan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kulshan is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulshan
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- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welcome is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Warnick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warnick is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnick
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Strandell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strandell is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandell
- Deming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Nugents Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nugents Corner is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugents Corner
- Glacier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Northwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northwood is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Van Zandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Zandt is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Zandt
- Wahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wahl is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lynden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clipper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clipper is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Standard Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Standard Crossing is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Crossing
- Noon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noon is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Comar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Comar is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comar
- Agate Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agate Bay is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate Bay
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Van Wyck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wyck is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delta is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Alabama Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alabama Hill is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Hill
- Forest Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Ridge is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Larson Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Larson Mill is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Mill
- Silver Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Beach is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Sudden Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sudden Valley is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
- Doran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doran is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Saxon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saxon is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Parkview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkview is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
- Roosevelt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roosevelt is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
- Blue Canyon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Canyon was located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- Alderwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alderwood is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
- Bellingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Brennan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brennan is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennan
- Lakeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeway is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeway
- Washington Colony ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Colony was located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Colony
- Mirror Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mirror Lake is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Wickersham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wickersham is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ferndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- South Bellingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Bellingham is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
- Haynie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haynie is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie
- Chuckanut Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckanut Village is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
- Edgemoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemoor is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemoor
- Fairhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lummi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lummi is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi
- Mountain View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Boundary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boundary is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary
- Chuckanut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckanut is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Kickerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kickerville is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickerville
- Neptune Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune Beach is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
- Birch Bay Circle Grange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Birch Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Beach is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Beach
- Semiahmoo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Semiahmoo was located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiahmoo
- Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beach is also located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Lummi Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skagit County
- County Website: https://www.skagitcounty.net/
- County Seat for Skagit: Mount Vernon
- Note: The western boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Columbia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Columbia.
- Alger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Thornwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thornwood is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Atlanta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta was located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Samish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- Hoogdal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoogdal is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoogdal
- Blanchard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard was located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Belfast
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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- Equality ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Equality was located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Cokedale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cokedale was located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Lyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Minkler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Minkler is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
- Edison Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edison Station is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edison is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Columbia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |