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.
- Powellton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
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- Mount Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Water
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deep Water is located in Fayette County
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- Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle is located in Fayette County
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- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
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- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kanawha Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kanawha Falls is located in Fayette County
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- Handley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Kincaid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kincaid is located in Fayette County
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- Gauley Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gauley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gauley is located in Fayette County
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- Crown Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
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- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
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- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
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- Decota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
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- Dempsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
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- Belva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
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- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Coalburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
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- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Mossy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mossy is located in Fayette County
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- Hawks Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
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- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
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- Pond Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
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- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
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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