Columbus, Missouri

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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]

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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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