Place:Columbus, Colorado, Texas, United States

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NameColumbus
Alt namesColombussource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS48004462
TypeCity
Coordinates29.706°N 96.546°W
Located inColorado, Texas, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Colorado County in southeastern Texas, west of Houston. The population was 3,699 as of the 2020 census. It is located on the Colorado River. The Colorado County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The town motto, coined by James Harbert Wooten, Jr., M.D., is "City of Live Oaks and Live Folks". Columbus is the home of a Santa Claus Museum, based on the collection of Mary Elizabeth Hopkins.

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