Welcome to Coleta ...

The village of Coleta is located in Whiteside County<1>.

The location of Coleta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Coleta: koh-LEE-tuh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coleta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coleta has a population of 152 people<4> (see below for details).

Coleta is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Coleta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coleta had an population of 152 people. This is a decrease of 7.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coleta had a population of 164 people. This makes Coleta the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 164 people, the population of Coleta increased 5.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 155 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Coleta.

Communities Also Named Coleta ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coleta.

Communities near Coleta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coleta.

• Dixon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <6>
• Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
• Rock Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <6>
• Morrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <6>
• Fulton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
• Polo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <6>
• Prophetstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <6>
• Mount Carroll
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
  • Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <6>
• Forreston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <6>
• Lanark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Coleta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coleta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coleta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coleta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coleta. See our Newspapers Page for Coleta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coleta ...

Looking for more information about Coleta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Coleta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coleta.

Adding Coleta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coleta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Coleta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Coleta post office opened in 1868.

We also found Coleta on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coleta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coleta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov