Columbus Unified High School

The Cherokee County Courthouse, located at 110 West Maple Street in Columbus, is the seat of government of Cherokee County, Kansas. Columbus has been the county seat since 1868. The courthouse was built from 1955 to 1956 by contractor Baumann Construction Company. Architect Glover and Newcomb of Topeka, Kansas designed the courthouse in the Modern style. The courthouse is three stories and faces north. It is constructed of yellow- and orange-colored brick, stone, and concrete with a flat roof. It is located on landscaped grounds in the center of the city. The front has a clock centered above the entrance approximately at the mid point between the first and second stories; northeast of the entrance, adjacent to the sidewalk is the clock from the 1888 courthouse. The current courthouse is technically the fourth structure used as a courthouse. The first courthouse was a rented house on the public square. The first building erected as a courthouse was built in 1871. The second courthouse was built in 1888 by C. C. Wenzell and Schrage & Nicholas. The first Cherokee County Courthouse was located at Pleasant View, Kansas (1855-1868) and the second county courthouse was located at Baxter Springs (1867-1868). The city of Baxter Springs erected a building in 1872 to be used as a courthouse, but it never served that purpose. It is still standing and named Johnson Library.

Cherokee County is a U.S. county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 19,362. The county was named for the Cherokee tribe.

Columbus is the second largest city and county seat of Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,929. It is located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of Pittsburg.

The Columbus Public Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 205 N. Kansas in Columbus, Kansas. The library was built in 1913 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie foundation. George P. Washburn & Son designed the building in the Classical Revival style. The red brick building's facade is made up of three bays. The building's entrance pavilion features a wooden entablature reading "PUBLIC LIBRARY"; the entablature encircles the building. The doorway is topped by a glass transom with a triangular pattern and a limestone lintel.The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1987.

Mercy Hospital Columbus is an 18-bed critical access hospital located in Columbus, Kansas. The hospital is part of the Sisters of Mercy Health System and is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Joplin in nearby Joplin, Missouri.

Stippville is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It is located 4 miles north of Columbus.

Salamanca Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 569.

Turck is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. Its elevation is 932 feet.

Crawford Township is a township in Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 646.

Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States.

Cherokee is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. Cokedale is located at 37°14′48″N 94°53′34″W.

Neutral is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately five miles northwest of Baxter Springs along the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway. Brush Creek flows past the northeast side of the community and flows into the Spring River near Riverton five miles to the east.