Columbia

Columbia is a census-designated place located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in , , United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found during the California Gold Rush, and was known as the "Gem of the Southern Mines." The town's historic central district is within the Columbia State Historic Park, which preserves the 19th century mining town legacy.
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  • Type: Village with 2,300 residents
  • Description: census designated place in California, United States
  • Also known as: “Columbia Diggings”, “Columbia, CA”, “Columbia, California”, and “Hildreth’s Diggings”
  • Postal code: 95310

Places of Interest

Highlights include Columbia Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Vayne, Public domain.
is located a mile southwest of Columbia, in , , United States. It is owned by the County of Tuolumne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonora and Springfield.

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is a city of 4,900 people in in . As the closest city to Yosemite National Park, provides services to some of Yosemite's visitors.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in . It is a former California Gold Rush boomtown in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and is now designated as a California Historical Landmark.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of .

Columbia

Latitude
38.0326° or 38° 1′ 57″ north
Longitude
-120.4032° or 120° 24′ 12″ west
Population
2,300
Elevation
2,139 feet (652 metres)
IATA airport code
COA
Open location code
84CX2HMW+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150971774
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5338800
Wiki­data ID
Q1112365
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Volapük—“Columbia” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Columbia”
  • Basque: “Columbia”
  • Catalan: “Columbia”
  • Cebuano: “Columbia”
  • Chechen: “Коламбия”
  • Chinese: “Columbia”
  • Chinese: “哥伦比亚”
  • Chinese: “哥倫比亞”
  • Croatian: “Columbia”
  • Dutch: “Columbia”
  • French: “Columbia”
  • German: “Columbia Diggings”
  • German: “Columbia”
  • German: “Hildreth’s Diggings”
  • Gilaki: “کؤلؤمبيا”
  • Irish: “Columbia”
  • Italian: “Columbia”
  • Japanese: “コロンビア”
  • Ladin: “Columbia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Columbia”
  • Navajo: “Kin Łichííʼ”
  • Newari: “कोलम्बिया, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “कोलम्बिया”
  • Persian: “کلمبیا، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “کلمبیا”
  • Polish: “Columbia”
  • Portuguese: “Columbia”
  • Russian: “Колумбия”
  • Serbian: “Коламбија”
  • Serbian: “Колумбија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Columbia, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Columbia, Kalifornija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Columbia”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کلمبیا، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Columbia, California”
  • Spanish: “Columbia”
  • Tatar: “Коламбия”
  • Turkish: “Columbia, Kaliforniya”
  • Turkish: “Columbia”
  • Ukrainian: “Коламбія”
  • Urdu: “کولمبیا، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Volapük: “Columbia (CA)”
  • Volapük: “Columbia, CA”
  • Volapük: “Columbia, California”
  • Volapük: “Columbia”

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