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Welcome to Colima ...

Colima is located in Gordon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colima, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Colima is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Colima lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Colima (for example, toward Mentone (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Colima: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Colima ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Colima - it's located in California.

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

Websites for Colima ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gordonchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Colima, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Colima ...

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

  • Calhoun
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
  • Buff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buff is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
  • Adairsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Soapstick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
  • Chatsworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sonoraville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
  • Union Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colima ...

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

Adding Colima to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colima 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 Colima was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Colima post office opened in 1886. The Colima post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colima.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gordon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colima - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Colima area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Colima 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/