Welcome to Colsons ...
So far, we found very little information about Colsons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Colsons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Colsons, please Contact Us.
Colsons would have been located within present day Union Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Colsons, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Colsons is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Colsons was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Colsons was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Colsons ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colsons.
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Bastrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farmerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sterlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Haile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Ouachita City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
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 Colsons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colsons.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colsons. 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 Colsons.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colsons. See our Newspapers Page for Colsons.
Adding Colsons to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Colsons in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Colsons was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Colsons.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colsons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colsons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Colsons area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Colsons area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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