Welcome to Colegrove ...

Colegrove is located in McKean County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colegrove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Colegrove is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Colegrove: (814)

Communities Also Named Colegrove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Colegrove - they are located in California and Florida.

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

Communities near Colegrove ...

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

• Coudersport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Port Allegany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Emporium
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <4>
• Smethport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smethport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smethport
  • Smethport is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smethport <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Mount Jewett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jewett
  • Mount Jewett is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jewett <4>
• Eldred
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Eldred is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldred <4>
• Lewis Run
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
  • Lewis Run is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <4>
• Austin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Clermont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in McKean County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colegrove ...

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

Adding Colegrove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colegrove post office opened in 1862.

We also found Colegrove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colegrove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/