Columbus was named by Dr. Tracy Robinson, and its first settlement was established by Col. Converse on lot 44 in 1781. Revolutionary soldiers buried in Columbus Church included C. Church, J. Dennison, J.P. Howard, T. Kinney, N. Loomis, T. Miller, A. Olney, E. Palmer, E. Perkins, D. Reed, G. Spaulding, S. Williams, H. Willis, J. Merchant, and G. Howard. Those from Columbus who served in the War of 1812 included W. Campbell, S. Church, C. Clark, W. Miller, J.M. Olney, A. Prosser, W.H. Robbins, W. Thornton, and J. Victor Kinney served in the Spanish-American War. In World War Bowers, C. Clark, P. Crandall, C. Carlson, C. Colburn, S. Frye, W. Horstman, F. King, C. Bise, H. O'Leary, J. Larkin, F. Larcher, O. Mowry, O. Mowry, E. Strain, H. Sutherland, W. Spaulding, and K. served. In the Civil War, those from Columbus included Avery, J.T. Avery, W.H. Church, V. Babcock, F. Bell, J.L.W. Basset, J.F. Booth, E. Beebe, G. Burr, L. Button, F. Bosworth, G. Blackman, L. Bowers, H. Boyd, W. Brownell, A. Cutler, A. Chesebro, H. Church, V. Dart, S. Dart, H. Dennis, E. Ellis, L. Freleigh, F. Gardiner, J. Gilbert, J. Glibert, G. Gritman, R.E. Gritman, G. Goodrich, G. Howard, W. Hyland, P. Hoag, C. Herrick, F. Herrick, C. Hanecke, F. Holt, H. Holt, J. House, D. Jackson, T.A. Kingsley, A. Lloyd, J. Lottridge, P. Ludington, M. Marino, L. Micol, P. Miller, J. Marvin, J. Rowe, C. Risley, H. Risley, J. Rice, E. Reed, J. Spurr, J. Spurr, A. Sill, R. Stone, J. Steere, L. Steere, S. Storrs, H.E. Sexton, S. Sherman, J. Spaulding, S.T. Tuttle, E.D. Utley, E. Page, F. Williams, J. Weaver, W. Wilcox, and A.