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Welcome to Colts ...

Colts is located in Harlan County<1>.

Colts is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Colts: 606

Communities Also Named Colts ...

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

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

Communities near Colts ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennington Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Harlan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lynch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Benham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallins Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Saint Charles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Closplint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Closplint is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colts ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colts - 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.