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Welcome to Colon ...

Colon is located in Clinch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Colon is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colon: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Colon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Colon - they are located in Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Colon ...

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

  • Potter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
    • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
  • Chauncey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
  • Fargo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fruitland is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Homerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Du Pont
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bakers Mill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
  • Argyle
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Manor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Statenville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colon ...

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

Adding Colon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colon 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 Colon was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clinch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colon - 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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Colon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Colon 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.