Columbus is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The community is on Missouri Route M approximately 7 miles north of US Route 50. Warrensburg is 20 miles to the southeast. The North Fork of the Blackwater River flows past two miles to the southwest.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35
History The county seat was once located at Columbus. The town site was platted in 1836. A post office called Columbus was in operation from 1837 until 1920. The community was named for Christopher Columbus.
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