Welcome to Colton ...

Colton is located in Cheyenne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Colton is 4,000 feet [1,219 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Colton is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Colton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Colton: (308)

Communities Also Named Colton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Colton - they are located in California, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Colton ...

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

• Sidney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Dalton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
• Lodgepole
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
  • Lodgepole is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <4>
• Peetz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
  • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <4>
• Gurley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <4>
• Sunol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
  • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
• Brownson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
  • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
• Lorenzo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
• Crook
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
  • Crook is located in Logan County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <4>
• Red Lion
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in Logan County (CO)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colton ...

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

Adding Colton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colton post office opened in 1887.

We also found Colton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheyenne County: www.co.cheyenne.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/