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Welcome to Colbert ...

Colbert is located in Russell County<1>.

The pronunciation of Colbert: KAHL-bert<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colbert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Colbert is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Colbert (for example, toward Heineburg Village (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Colbert: 334 & 483<4>

Communities Also Named Colbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Colbert - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Washington.

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

Communities near Colbert ...

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

  • Columbus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
  • Phenix City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith's Station
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
  • Hurtsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Seale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pittsview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutherford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutherford is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
  • Hugley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hugley is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
  • Glenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Glenville is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Crawford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crawford is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colbert ...

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

Adding Colbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colbert 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 (so far) for Colbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Colbert post office opened in 1855. The Colbert post office closed in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colbert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Colbert. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Colbert area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Colbert area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/