Welcome to Colosse ...

Colosse is located in Oswego County<1>.

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

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

Colosse is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Colosse lies within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Colosse ...

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

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

Communities near Colosse ...

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

• Oswego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Fulton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• North Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Phoenix
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Pulaski
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Central Square
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
  • Central Square is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <4>
• Cleveland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Lacona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <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 Colosse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colosse.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colosse ...

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

Adding Colosse to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colosse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/