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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 Codes for Colona: 970 & 748<3>

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.

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 (so far) for Colona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Colona post office opened in 1891. The Colona post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colona.

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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Colona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Colona area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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