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)
- 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)
- Asa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auxier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnetts Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
From that list, the Collista post office opened in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Collista.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |