Welcome to Colville ...

So far, we found very little information about Colville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Colville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Colville, please Contact Us.

Colville would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

The location of Colville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Colville is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Colville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Colville still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Colville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Colville - they are located in Kentucky, Prince Edward Island and Washington.

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

Communities near Colville ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Springdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
• Rogers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <5>
• Bentonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <5>
• Bella Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <5>
• Centerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <5>
• Siloam Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Farmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Pea Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pea Ridge is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pea Ridge <5>
• Tontitown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontitown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontitown
  • Tontitown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontitown <5>

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

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

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

Adding Colville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Colville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Colville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Colville on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/