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Welcome to Colona ...

Colona is located in Ouray County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Colona: Spanish for 'colonist'.

Colona is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Colona is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Colona lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Colona: 970

Communities Also Named Colona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Colona: This one is located in Ouray County and the other is located in Montrose County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 4 communities that are also named Colona - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Colona ...

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

  • Montrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Uncompahgre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Vernal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
    • Vernal is located in Montrose County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vernal
    • From Colona to Vernal
  • Loghill Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loghill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
    • Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
  • Dallas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cimarron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ouray
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Leonard ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in San Miguel County
  • Olathe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Olathe is located in Montrose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colona ...

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

Adding Colona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colona 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 Colona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Colona post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colona.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ouray County: www.co.ouray.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Ouray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colona - 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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