Welcome to Collista ...

Collista is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Collista is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Collista: 606

Communities near Collista ...

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

• Prestonsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• Salyersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salyersville
  • From Collista to Salyersville
• Inez
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inez
  • From Collista to Inez
• Martin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Allen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Blaine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blaine
  • From Collista to Blaine
• Asa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
  • Asa is located in Johnson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Asa
  • From Collista to Asa
• Auxier
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
  • Auxier is located in Floyd County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Auxier
  • From Collista to Auxier
• Barnetts Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
  • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barnetts Creek
  • From Collista to Barnetts Creek
• Meally
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meally have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
  • Meally is located in Johnson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collista ...

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

Adding Collista to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Collista post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/