Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Columbus is an
unincorporated community in
Johnson County , in the
U.S. state of
Missouri .
[1]
The community is on
Missouri Route M approximately 2.5 miles north of
US Route 50 .
Warrensburg is ten miles to the southeast. The North Fork of the
Blackwater River flows past one half mile to the southwest.
[2]
History
The county seat was once located at Columbus.
[3] The town site was
platted in 1836.
[4] A post office called Columbus was in operation from 1837 until 1920.
[5] The community was named for
Christopher Columbus .
[6]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbus, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
^ North, F. A. (1881).
The History of Johnson County, Missouri: Including a Reliable History of the Townships, Cities, and Towns . Brookhaven Press. p. 668.
^
"Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016 . {{
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link )
^
"Johnson County" . Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from
the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015 .
^
"Photos show 30,000-mile voyage to towns named after Columbus" . Toledo Blade . February 18, 1992. p. 12. Retrieved May 25, 2015 .
38°51′31″N 93°53′27″W / 38.85861°N 93.89083°W / 38.85861; -93.89083