How? | What? | Where? | When? Why? etc. |
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Colomb Park | Village? (historical) | USA, Louisiana, St. James parish | |
Colombe | Town | Haiti, Nord prov. | |
Colombia | Republic | South America | |
Town | Bolivia, Santa Cruz prov., 17°5'S 58°W | ||
Town | Bolivia, Santa Cruz prov., 18°5'S 58°W | ||
Town | Colombia, Tolima prov., 4°N 75°W | ||
Town | Colombia, Huila prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, Atlantico prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, 5°N 75°W | ||
Town | Colombia, Cordoba prov., 9°N 75°W | ||
Town | Colombia, Cordoba prov., 8°7'N 75°W | ||
Town | Colombia, Cordoba prov., 8°5'N 76°W | ||
Town | Colombia, Cundinamarca prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, Casanare prov. | ||
Town | Cuba, Las Tunas prov. | ||
Town | Honduras, Atlantida prov. | ||
Town | Peru, Madre de Dios prov. | ||
Town | Venezuela, Apure prov. | ||
Town | Venezuela, Monagas prov. | ||
Colombia or Colombio | Town | Peru, Loreto prov. | |
Colombia or Hacienda Colombia | Town | Ecuador, Guayas prov. | |
Colômbia | Town | Brazil, São Paulo prov., 21°8'S 47°9'W | |
Town | Brazil, São Paulo prov., 20°S 48°7'W | ||
Colombina | Town | Brazil, Bahia prov. | |
Colombo | Town | Brazil, Parana prov. | |
Town | Brazil, São Paulo prov. | ||
Town | Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul prov. | ||
Town | Honduras, Atlantida prov. | ||
Town | Sri Lanka | Early name was Kalan-totta (Kelani ferry), > nearby river ferry point; corrupted into Kolambu by the Arabs and changed to Colombo in 1517 by the Portuguese in honor of Columbus. See Major Cities of Sri Lanka) | |
Colomboi, Colombai or Colomboy | Town | Colombia, Cordoba prov. | |
Colombiano or La Colombia | Town | Colombia, 10°5'N 74°W |
How? | What? | Where? | When? Why? etc. |
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Colón | Town | Argentina, Entre Rios prov. | |
Town | Argentina, Buenos Aires prov. | ||
Town | Bolivia, Tarija prov. | ||
Town | Bolivia, El Beni prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, Cundinamarca prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, Caqueta prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, Putumayo prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, Norte de Santander prov. | ||
Town | Colombia, Tolima prov. | ||
Town | Costa Rica, San José prov. | ||
Town | Costa Rica, Alajuela prov. | ||
Town | Cuba, Granma prov. | ||
Town | Cuba, Pinar del Rio prov. | ||
Town | Cuba, Matanzas prov. | ||
Town | Dominican Rep., La Vega prov. | ||
Town | Dominican Rep., Duarte prov. | ||
Town | Dominican Rep., La Romana prov. | ||
Town | Dominican Rep., El Seibo | ||
Town | Ecuador, Esmeraldas prov. | ||
Town | Ecuador, Guayas prov. | ||
Town | Ecuador, Manabi prov. | ||
Town | El Salvador, La Libertad prov. | ||
Town | El Salvador, Usulutan prov. | ||
Town | Guatemala, Quetzaltenango prov. | ||
Town | Honduras, Choluteca prov. | ||
Town | Honduras, Santa Barbara prov. | ||
Town | Nicaragua, Jinotega prov. | ||
Town | Nicaragua, Rivas prov. | ||
Province | Panama | ||
Town | Panama, Colon prov. | Named 1890; Twin port with Cristobal at the north end of the Panama Canal | |
Town | Panama, Los Santos prov. | ||
Town | Panama, Panama prov. | ||
Town | Panama, Veraguas prov. | ||
Town | Paraguay, Presidente Hayes prov. | ||
Town | Peru, Madre de Dios prov. | ||
Town | Peru, Madre de Dios prov. (2nd) | ||
Town | Uruguay | ||
Town | Uruguay (2nd) | ||
Town | Venezuela, Amazonas prov. | ||
Town | Venezuela, Merida prov. | ||
Colon or Macuro | Town | Venezuela, Sucre prov. | |
San Juan de Colón | Town | Venezuela, Tachira prov. | |
Colon | Town | Jamaica, Saint Elizabeth prov. | |
Town | Netherlands Antilles, 12.1°N 69°W | ||
Village? | USA, Georgia, Clinch county | ||
Township & village | USA, Michigan, St. Joseph county | ||
Village | USA, Nebraska, Saunders county | ||
Village? | USA, North Carolina, Lee county | ||
Village? | USA, Pennsylvania, Jefferson county | ||
Colón or Puerto Collón | Town | Colombia, Antioquia prov. | |
Colón or Génova | Town | Colombia, Narino prov. | |
Isla Colón Grande | Town | Argentina, 32°S 58°W |
How? | What? | Where? | When? Why? etc. |
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Columbia | Town | Bolivia, Pando prov. | |
Town | Cuba, Camagüey prov. | ||
Town | Cuba, Ciudad de La Habana | ||
Town | Puerto Rico | ||
Town | USA, Alabama, Houston county | ||
County | USA, Arkansas | Established 1852. Named after the Goddess of Liberty (Kane) | |
Village? | USA, Arizona, Yavapai county | ||
Town | USA, California, Tuolumne county | ||
Town | USA, Connecticut, Tolland county | ||
Village? | USA, Delaware, Sussex county | ||
County & Village | USA, Florida | County established 1832 | |
County | USA, Georgia | Established 1790 | |
City | USA, Illinois, Monroe county | ||
Township | USA, Indiana, Dubois county | ||
Township | USA, Indiana, Whitley county | ||
Township | USA, Indiana, Jennings county | ||
Township | USA, Indiana, Gibson county | ||
Township | USA, Indiana, Fayette county | ||
Village? | USA, Iowa, Marion county | ||
Township | USA, Kansas, Ellsworth county | ||
City | USA, Kentucky, Adair county | ||
Town | USA, Louisiana, Caldwell Parish | ||
Village? | USA, Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish | ||
Village? | USA, Maryland, Howard county | ||
Town | USA, Maine, Washington county | ||
Township | USA, Michigan, Jackson county | ||
Township | USA, Michigan, Van Buren county | ||
Township | USA, Michigan, Tuscola county | ||
Township | USA, Minnesota, Polk county | ||
City | USA, Mississippi, Marion county | ||
City | USA, Missouri, Boone county | ||
Township | USA, Nebraska, Knox county | ||
Town | USA, New Hampshire, Coos county | ||
Village? | USA, New Jersey, Warren county | ||
County | USA, New York | Established 1786 | |
Town | USA, New York, Herkimer county | ||
Township | USA, North Dakota, Eddy county | ||
Town | USA, North Carolina, Tyrrell county | ||
Township | USA, Ohio, Hamilton county | ||
Township | USA, Ohio, Meigs county | ||
Township | USA, Ohio, Lorain county | ||
Village? | USA, Ohio, Stark county | ||
Village? | USA, Ohio, Tuscarawas county | ||
Village? | USA, Ohio, Williams county | ||
County | USA, Oregon | Established 1854; named after the Columbia River | |
County | USA, Pennsylvania | Established 1813 | |
Township | USA, Pennsylvania, Bradford county | ||
Borough | USA, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county | ||
Town | USA, South Carolina, Richland county | State capital, named 1796 | |
Township | USA, South Dakota, Brown county | ||
City | USA, South Dakota, Brown county | ||
City | USA, Tennessee, Maury county | ||
Village? | USA, Utah, Carbon county | ||
Town | USA, Virginia, Fluvanna county | ||
County | USA, Washington | Established 1875; named after the Columbia River | |
Village? | USA, Washington, King county | ||
Village? | USA, Washington, Whatcom county | ||
Village? | USA, West Virginia, Fayette county | ||
County | USA, Wisconsin | Established 1846 | |
Village? | USA, Wisconsin, Clark county | ||
Columbia or San Pedro | Town | Belize, Toledo prov. | |
Columbia or Reparto Columbia | Town | Cuba, Isla de la Juventud prov. | |
Columbia or Santa Rosa de Sucumbíos | Town | Ecuador | |
Columbia Beach | Village? | USA, Maryland, Anne Arundel county | |
Village? | USA, Washington, Island county | ||
Columbia Center | Village? | USA, New York, Herkimer county | |
Village? | USA, Ohio, Licking county | ||
Village? | USA, Ohio, Lorain county | ||
Columbia City | City | USA, Indiana, Whitley county | |
City | USA, Oregon, Columbia county | ||
county | USA, Pennsylvania | ||
Columbia Cross Roads | Village? | USA, Pennsylvania, Bradford county | |
Columbia Falls | Town | USA, Maine, Washington county | |
City | USA, Montana, Flathead county | ||
Columbia Forest | Village? | USA, Maryland, Montgomery county | |
Village? | USA, Virginia, Arlington county | ||
Columbia Furnace | Village? | USA, Virginia, Shenandoah county | |
Columbia Gardens | Village? | USA, Montana, Silver Bow county | |
Village? | USA, Tennessee, Maury county | ||
Columbia Heights | City | USA, Minnesota, Anoka county | |
Subdivision | USA, Georgia, Muscogee county | ||
Village | USA, Louisiana, Caldwell parish | ||
Village? | USA, District of Columbia | ||
Village? | USA, North Carolina, Forsyth county | ||
Village? | USA, Oregon, Columbia county | ||
Village? | USA, Rhode Island, Washington county | ||
Village? | USA, Texas, Bexar county | ||
Village? | USA, Washington, Cowlitz county | ||
Columbia Hill | Village? | USA, Pennsylvania, Montour county | |
Village? | USA, Tennessee, Overton county | ||
Columbia Hills | Village? | USA, Maryland, Howard county | |
Columbia Hills Corners | Village? | USA, Ohio, Lorain county | |
Columbia Junction | Village? | USA, Utah, Carbon county | |
Columbia Lake | Lake | USA, Arkansas, Columbia county | |
Columbia Lakes | Village? | USA, New Jersey, Camden county | |
Columbia Mine | Village? (historical) | USA, Georgia, McDuffie county | |
Columbia Park | Village? | USA, Maryland, Prince George's county | |
Village? | USA, Maryland, Charles county | ||
Columbia Pines | Village? | USA, Virginia, Fairfax county | |
Columbia River | River | Named 1792 after the ship Columbia | |
Columbia Springs | Village? (historical) | USA, Mississippi, Marion county | |
Columbia Station | Village? | USA, Ohio, Lorain county | |
Columbia Valley Gardens | Village? | USA, Washington, Cowlitz county | |
District of Columbia | District | USA | Named 1791 (see below) |
British Columbia | Province | Canada | Named 1858 |
Columbiana | City | USA, Alabama, Shelby county | |
County & village? | USA, Ohio | County established 1803; named after Columbus and Anna | |
Columbiaville | Village | USA, Michigan, Lapeer county | |
Village? | USA, New York, Columbia county |
How? | What? | Where? | When? Why? etc. |
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Columbus | Village? | USA, Alabama, Jefferson county | |
Village | USA, Arkansas, Hempstead county | ||
Village? | USA, Colorado, La Plata county | ||
City | USA, Georgia, Muscogee county | Named 1828 | |
Township | USA, Illinois, Adams county | ||
Village | USA, Illinois, Adams county | ||
Township | USA, Indiana, Bartholomew county | ||
City | USA, Indiana, Bartholomew county | ||
City | USA, Kansas, Cherokee county | ||
City | USA, Kentucky, Hickman county | ||
Village? | USA, Kentucky, Fayette county | ||
City | USA, Michigan, Luce county | ||
Township | USA, Michigan, St. Clair county | ||
Township | USA, Minnesota, Anoka county | ||
City | USA, Mississippi, Lowndes county | ||
Village? | USA, Missouri, Johnson county | ||
Town | USA, Montana, Stillwater county | ||
Township | USA, Nebraska, Platte county | ||
City | USA, Nebraska, Platte county | Named 1856 | |
Village? | USA, New Jersey, Burlington county | ||
Village | USA, New Mexico, Luna county | ||
Town | USA, New York, Chenango county | ||
County | USA, North Carolina | Established 1808 | |
Town | USA, North Carolina, Polk county | ||
City | USA, North Dakota, Burke county | ||
City | USA, Ohio, Franklin and Fairfield Counties | State Capital, named 1812 | |
City | USA, Pennsylvania, Warren county | ||
City | USA, Texas, Colorado county | ||
Town | USA, Wisconsin, Columbia county | ||
Town (historical) | USA, Louisiana, Sabine parish | ||
Town (historical) | USA, Tennessee, Polk county | ||
Columbus City | Village? | USA, Alabama, Marshall county | |
City | USA, Iowa, Louisa county | ||
Columbus Grove | Village | USA, Ohio, Putnam county | |
Columbus Hill | Village? | USA, Tennessee, Jackson county | |
Columbus Junction | City | USA, Iowa, Louisa county | |
Columbus Park | Subdivision | USA, Massachusetts, Worcester county | |
Subdivision | USA, Ohio, Erie county | ||
Columbus Quarter | Village? | USA, New York, Chenango county |
On the first map of the city of Washington by federal city planner Pierre L'Enfant it was called the Permanent Seat of the Government. Newspapers encouraged an informal competition by printing suggested names sent in by readers. One anonymous writer suggested "Washingtonople", while others suggested "Columbus" and "Washingtonapolis".
As with most things in the new capital, a group of men got together to settle the matter. They met on Sept. 8, 1791, in George Town. There were a lot of items on the agenda, but eventually Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Rep. James Madison and three commissioners appointed by Washington to sell lots in the federal city got around to what it should be called. Some in the group supported naming it Washington. Others argued for naming it Columbia, after Christopher Columbus. Scott said there was great interest in Columbus because the 300th anniversary of his famous voyage was coming up the next year. A compromise was struck: the federal enclave would be known as the city of Washington, and the general area would be called the District of Columbia. There was no public proclamation of the new name, however. It appeared in print for the first time in a Sept. 17 George Town Weekly Ledger notice about the death of an assistant to federal city surveyor Andrew Ellicot. The man had been killed when a tree fell on him.
From: Linda Wheeler in the Washington Post on Feb 22, 2001. (longer excerpt of that article here).
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