Columbus, Missouri

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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Columbus, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. North, F. A. (1881). The History of Johnson County, Missouri: Including a Reliable History of the Townships, Cities, and Towns. Brookhaven Press. p. 668.
4. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. "Johnson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
6. "Photos show 30,000-mile voyage to towns named after Columbus". Toledo Blade. February 18, 1992. p. 12. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

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