Do you know of Kolb ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Kolb. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Kolb.<1>

Our sources for Kolb (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Kolb other than they indicate that Kolb would be found somewhere in Etowah County, Alabama.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Kolb ...

We found one communities that share the name Kolb.

Within Alabama, the name Kolb is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Kolb in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Brown County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kolb [Brown County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Kolb ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Kolb:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Kolb - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Etowah County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Etowah County.