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Welcome to Kolin ...

Kolin is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kolin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Kolin: Named after Kolin, the Czech Repuglic.

Kolin is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kolin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Kolin: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Kolin ...

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

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

Communities near Kolin ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kolin ...

Looking for more information about Kolin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kolin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kolin.

Adding Kolin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kolin 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 Kolin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kolin post office opened in 1917. The Kolin post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kolin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kolin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Kolin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Kolin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/