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Welcome to Coltsville ...

Coltsville is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coltsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Coltsville is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coltsville: 413

Websites for Coltsville ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Coltsville ...

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

  • North Adams
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Adams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Williamstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lanesborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesborough
    • Lanesborough is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
  • Hinsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
  • Stockbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Becket
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
    • Becket is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 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 Coltsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coltsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coltsville ...

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

Adding Coltsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coltsville post office opened in 1862.

We also found Coltsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coltsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coltsville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/