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Columbia

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NEVADA

A historical populated place in Esmeralda County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Columbia
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Nevada
County
Esmeralda County
USGS Map
Goldfield
Coordinates
37.7243773, -117.2311898
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GNIS Feature ID
854790

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 854790. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
  • Text Rand McNally and Co. 'Pocket Map and Shippers Guide of Nevada', New York, 1901, 20 pages, plus plate, 1 inch = 27 miles.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.