South
Kentucky
Adair

Columbia

Columbia is a home rule-class city just above Russell Creek in , United States. The population was 4,845 at the 2020 census. Columbia is the seat of its county.
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  • Type: Town with 4,190 residents
  • Description: city in Adair County, Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Columbia, Kentucky” and “Columbia, KY”
  • Postal code: 42728

Places of Interest

Highlights include Adair County Courthouse and Adair County High School.

Courthouse
Photo: W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in Columbia, Kentucky, a courthouse at 500 Public Sq, was built in 1885. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

School
is a United States high school in the small town of Columbia, , . It is the only high school of the county.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garlin and Bliss.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Its elevation is 892 feet. is situated 3 miles east of Columbia.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Its elevation is 696 feet. A post office called was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1958. is situated 4 miles southwest of Columbia.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Its elevation is 951 feet. A post office operated in the community from 1884 to 1858. was named for early settler James . is situated 4 miles south of Columbia.

Columbia

Latitude
37.10283° or 37° 6′ 10″ north
Longitude
-85.30604° or 85° 18′ 22″ west
Population
4,190
Elevation
748 feet (228 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US QOU
Open location code
869P4M3V+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153447987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4288366
Wiki­data ID
Q990631
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Columbia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كولومبيا”
  • Basque: “Columbia”
  • Catalan: “Columbia”
  • Cebuano: “Columbia”
  • Chechen: “Коламбия”
  • Chinese: “Columbia”
  • Chinese: “哥伦比亚”
  • Czech: “Columbia”
  • Danish: “Columbia”
  • Dutch: “Columbia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كولومبيا”
  • French: “Columbia”
  • German: “Columbia”
  • Gilaki: “کؤلؤمبيا (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “کؤلؤمبيا”
  • Haitian: “Columbia, Kentucky”
  • Haitian: “Columbia”
  • Hebrew: “קולומביה, קנטאקי”
  • Hungarian: “Columbia”
  • Ido: “Columbia, Kentucky”
  • Ido: “Columbia”
  • Irish: “Columbia”
  • Italian: “Columbia”
  • Kazakh: “Kolwmbïya”
  • Kazakh: “Колумбия”
  • Kazakh: “كولۋمبىييا”
  • Kirghiz: “Колумбия”
  • Korean: “컬럼비아”
  • Ladin: “Columbia”
  • Malagasy: “Columbia, Kentucky”
  • Malagasy: “Columbia”
  • Mazanderani: “کلمبیا”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Columbia”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Columbia”
  • Persian: “کلمبیا، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “کلمبیا”
  • Polish: “Columbia”
  • Portuguese: “Columbia”
  • Russian: “Колумбия”
  • Serbian: “Коламбија”
  • Serbian: “Колумбија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Columbia, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Columbia”
  • Slovak: “Columbia”
  • Slovenian: “Columbia”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کلمبیا، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Columbia (Kentucky)”
  • Spanish: “Columbia”
  • Swedish: “Columbia, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Columbia”
  • Tatar: “Коламбия (Кентукки)”
  • Tatar: “Коламбия”
  • Turkish: “Columbia, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Columbia”
  • Ukrainian: “Коламбія”
  • Urdu: “کولمبیا، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “کولمبیا”
  • Uzbek: “Columbia”
  • Uzbek: “Cолумбиа”
  • Volapük: “Columbia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Columbia, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Columbia”
  • Welsh: “Columbia”

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