Welcome to Colesville ...

Colesville is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Colesville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Colesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Colesville: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Colesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Colesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Colesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Colesville - they are located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Colesville ...

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

• Arlington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Bowie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
• College Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Greenbelt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>

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 Colesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colesville. 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 Colesville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colesville ...

Looking for more information about Colesville? 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 Colesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colesville.

Adding Colesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colesville 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 Colesville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Colesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/