Welcome to Colwood ...

Colwood is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Colwood is located in Tuscola County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Colwood is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Colwood is within the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Colwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Colwood - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Colwood ...

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

• Caro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
  • Caro is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <4>
• Cass City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
  • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <4>
• Sebewaing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebewaing
  • Sebewaing is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebewaing <4>
• Pigeon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <4>
• Mayville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
• Elkton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Fairgrove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <4>
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Kingston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Akron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colwood ...

Looking for more information about Colwood? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Colwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colwood.

Adding Colwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colwood 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 Colwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Colwood post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/