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Welcome to Colson ...

Colson is located in Letcher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Colson is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Colson: 606

Communities Also Named Colson ...

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

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

Communities near Colson ...

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

  • Hazard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hindman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Wheelwright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 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 Colson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colson ...

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

Adding Colson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colson 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 Colson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Colson post office opened in 1897. The Colson post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/