Columbus

Lowndes County, MS

Population

23,896

Walk Score

74 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$885

Median home value

$120,300

Founded

1821

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is approximately 146 miles (235 km) northeast of Jackson, 92 miles (148 km) north of Meridian, 63 miles (101 km) south of Tupelo, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and 120 miles (193 km) west of Birmingham, Alabama.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Columbus Central Commercial Historic District · listed 1980
Factory Hill-Frog Bottom-Burns Bottom Historic District · listed 1980
South Columbus Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1982
South Columbus Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2005
South Columbus Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease) · listed 2021

Notable landmarks

Brownrigg-Harris-Kennebrew House · listed 1978
Butler Mound and Village Site · listed 1978
Cedars, The · listed 1979
Columbus Bridge · listed 1988
Cox-Uithoven House · listed 1980
Ervin, William E., House · listed 1989
Friendship Cemetery · listed 1980
Gatchell, Kenneth, House · listed 1978
Harris-Banks House · listed 1978
Hickory Sticks · listed 1977
James Creek No. 1 Site · listed 1978
Jones-Banks-Leigh House · listed 1985
Lee, S. D., House · listed 1971
Lee, S.D., High School · listed 2019
Lindamood Building of Palmer Home for Children · listed 1993
MacKay Mound · listed 1978
Main Post Office
McLaran, Charles, House · listed 1976
Motley Slough Bridge · listed 1988
Old Fort House · listed 1985
Owen-Richardson-Owen House · listed 2007
Plymouth · listed 1980
Rosedale · listed 1994
Sims-Brown House · listed 1997
Snowdoun · listed 1978
…and 5 more

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