Welcome to Colly ...

Colly is located in Bladen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Colly is near sea level<3>.

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

Colly is within the (910) area code.

Communities Also Named Colly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Colly - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Colly ...

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

• Navassa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
  • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
• Lake Waccamaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <4>
• Northwest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
  • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
• White Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
  • White Lake is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>
• Bolton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <4>
• East Arcadia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
  • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
• Saint Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
  • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
• Sandyfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
  • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
• Atkinson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Atkinson is located in Pender County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colly ...

Looking for more information about Colly? 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 Colly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colly.

Adding Colly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colly post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/