Welcome to Colfred ...

Colfred is located in Yuma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colfred, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Colfred is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Colfred lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Colfred, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Colfred: 928

Communities near Colfred ...

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

Wellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellton
- Wellton is located in Yuma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellton <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wellton
- From Colfred to Wellton
Roll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
- Roll is located in Yuma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roll <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roll
- From Colfred to Roll
Tyson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Tyson is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tyson
- From Colfred to Tyson
Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norton
- From Colfred to Norton
Kofa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kofa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kofa
- Kofa is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kofa
- From Colfred to Kofa
Dateland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dateland
- Dateland is located in Yuma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dateland <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dateland
- From Colfred to Dateland
Ligurta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligurta
- Ligurta is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ligurta
- From Colfred to Ligurta
Camp Horn ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Horn
- Camp Horn is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Camp Horn
- From Colfred to Camp Horn
Dome ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome
- Dome is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dome
- From Colfred to Dome
Aztec
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
- Aztec is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aztec
- From Colfred to Aztec

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Colfred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colfred.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colfred ...

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

Adding Colfred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colfred 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 Colfred was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Colfred in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colfred.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colfred - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.