Columbus, Indiana

Columbus, Indiana

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County – Bartholomew
Government
Area Total – 26.4 sq mi
Land – 25.9 sq mi
Water – 0.4 sq mi
Elevation – 630 ft
Population (2010) – Total – 44,061
Time zone – Eastern
ZIP codes – 47201-47203
Area code(s) – 812

The land on which Columbus, Indiana sits was first purchased and settled by General John Tipton and Luke Bonesteel in 1820. The original name, Tiptonia, was changed on March 20, 1821. Columbus is known for its architecture due to the efforts of industrialist J. Irwin Miller, founder of Cummins Engine Company.

Highways include:
Indiana State Road 46
Indiana State Road 11
Indiana State Road 7
US Route 31
Interstate 65

Railroads
Louisville and Indiana rail line

SIMMONS WINERY

Anderson Falls

kidscommons Children’s Museum

The Columbus Center for Visual Communications

Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum

Freedom Field

Zaharakos Ice Cream Parlor

Bartholomew County Historical Society

Cummins Corporate Headquarters Museum

Columbus People Trails

Smith’s Winery

Columbus Putt-Putt Miniature Golf

Columbus Skateland

Simply Pottery, Inc

Chapman T. Blackwell III Park

Clifty Park

Donner Park

Harrison Ridge Park

Lincoln Park

Mill Race Park

Noblitt Park

Grouse Ridge State Fishing Area

Fishing – White River — East Fork

Columbus Woods-N-Waters Kampground

Touch the Earth Nature Preserve

Oak Knoll Golf Course

Otter Creek Golf Course

Sycamore Golf Club

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Hamilton Ice Center

Clifty Covered Bridge

Charwood Corporate Suites

Ruddick-Nugent House Bed & Breakfast (and Gardens)

Inn at Irwin Gardens

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