Welcome to Coloma ...
So far, we found very little information about Coloma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coloma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coloma, please Contact Us.
Coloma would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.
The location of Coloma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coloma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Coloma is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Coloma was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Coloma (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Coloma would have been located in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Coloma ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Coloma - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coloma.
Communities near Coloma ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coloma.
- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <6>
- Hokes Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <6>
- Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <6>
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>
- Cedar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <6>
- Cave Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <6>
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <6>
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Sand Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Gaylesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylesville
- Gaylesville is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylesville <6>
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 Coloma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coloma.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coloma. 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 Coloma.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coloma. See our Newspapers Page for Coloma.
Adding Coloma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coloma 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 Coloma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Coloma post office opened in 1850.
We also found Coloma in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coloma.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coloma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coloma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |