Welcome to Columbus ...

Columbus is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Columbus is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Columbus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Columbus - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbus.

Communities near Columbus ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Columbus.

• Warrensburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
  • Warrensburg is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <4>
• Oak Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Odessa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Higginsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
  • Higginsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higginsville <4>
• Knob Noster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Noster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Noster
  • Knob Noster is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knob Noster <4>
• Concordia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
  • Concordia is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <4>
• Holden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <4>
• Lake Lotawana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lotawana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lotawana
  • Lake Lotawana is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lotawana <4>
• Lone Jack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Jack
  • Lone Jack is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Jack <4>
• Wellington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Columbus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Columbus.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Columbus. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbus.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbus. See our Newspapers Page for Columbus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbus ...

Looking for more information about Columbus? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Columbus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Columbus.

Adding Columbus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbus in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Columbus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Columbus post office opened in 1837.

We also found Columbus in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnson County: www.jococourthouse.com

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/