Welcome to Columbus ...

Columbus is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1805.

Columbus is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Columbus lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Columbus ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Columbus, the following might be of interest:

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, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), 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.

• Norwich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Norwich is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
• Hamilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Waterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <3>
• Sherburne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
  • Sherburne is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherburne <3>
• New Berlin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <3>
• West Winfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winfield
  • West Winfield is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Winfield <3>
• Earlville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
• Oriskany Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriskany Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany Falls
  • Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany Falls <3>
• Morris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
  • Morris is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <3>
• Bridgewater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>

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 1805.

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 Chenango County: www.co.chenango.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/