New Columbus is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States.

He built his log cabin on the south side of Fall Creek, and in 1834 he platted a town on the site, calling it New Columbus.

[4] Post Office officials feared the town's name would be confused with Columbus, the seat of Bartholomew County.

Local residents resisted, and in 1840 launched legal action to change the PO name, but were unsuccessful.

The Ovid Post Office was discontinued after a century of operation, and at that time residents again petitioned various state agencies to have the original name restored to the community.