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Welcome to Coltman ...

Coltman is located in Bonneville County<1>.

Coltman is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Coltman is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Coltman: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Coltman ...

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

  • Idaho Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rexburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ammon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <4>
  • Shelley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rigby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <4>
  • Iona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Iona is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <4>
  • Ucon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <4>
  • Menan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Menan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <4>
  • Ririe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <4>
  • Roberts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coltman ...

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

Adding Coltman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coltman 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 Coltman was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coltman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bonneville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coltman - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Coltman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Coltman 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.