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About Columbus, MT

The community originated as a stagecoach station on the Yellowstone River. The original name was Sheep Dip, then changed to Stillwater, but because of a Stillwater, Minnesota on the Northern Pacific Railroad, the mail presented a problem. The name was ultimately changed to Columbus, Montana. [ citation needed ] Columbus is located at 45°38′N 109°15′W  /  45.64°N 109.25°W  / 45.64; -109.25 (45.64, -109.25). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.35 square miles (3.50 km 2), of which, 1.32 square miles (3.42 km 2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km 2) is water.