Columbus, Missouri Explained

Columbus is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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.[1]

History

The county seat was once located at Columbus.[2] The town site was platted in 1836.[3] A post office called Columbus was in operation from 1837 until 1920.[4] The community was named for Christopher Columbus.[5]

References

38.8586°N -93.8908°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35
  2. Book: North, F. A.. The History of Johnson County, Missouri: Including a Reliable History of the Townships, Cities, and Towns. 1881. Brookhaven Press. 668.
  3. Web site: Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 23 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070939/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_johnson.html . 24 June 2016 .
  4. Web site: Johnson County . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525100154/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Johnson . 25 May 2015 .
  5. News: Photos show 30,000-mile voyage to towns named after Columbus . Toledo Blade . Feb 18, 1992 . 25 May 2015 . 12.

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