Welcome to Cologne ...

Cologne is located on the South Texas Plains.

Cologne is located in Goliad County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cologne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Cologne is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cologne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cologne is located in the (361) area code.

The community of Cologne was previously named Ira Station. Before Ira Station, it was named Centerville. Going back to its beginning, Cologne was originally named Perdido. For more information about the names of Cologne, see The Names of Cologne on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Cologne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cologne - they are located in Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cologne ...

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

• Victoria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Victoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
• Goliad
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goliad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goliad
  • Goliad is located in Goliad County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goliad <3>
• Coletoville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
  • Coletoville is located in Victoria County
• Kilgore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Goliad County
• Ander
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ander
  • Ander is located in Goliad County
• Hughes ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Victoria County
• McFaddin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFaddin
  • McFaddin is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFaddin <3>
• Nursery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
  • Nursery is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nursery <3>
• Weser
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
  • Weser is located in Goliad County
• Meyersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
  • Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cologne ...

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

Adding Cologne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cologne post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cologne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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