BlockColumbia, Delaware
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Laurel-Delmar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19940. The Survey maps it on the Hebron quadrangle.
On record in Columbia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Portsville Lighthouselisted 1987 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1901 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Columbia between 2005 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 29 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 18 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 31 May 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.3 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 21 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | OLD RAILRAOD ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Columbia: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Creek Deposits | Iron | Prospect |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralphs | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Packing House Corner | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Susan Beach Corner | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Tussock Pond | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| White River Estates | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Saint George | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Records Estates | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Portsville | 5.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216069. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.