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Welcome to Colbourne ...

Colbourne is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colbourne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Colbourne is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colbourne: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Colbourne ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • Pocomoke City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
    • Former names for Pocomoke City:
    • New Town
    • Stevens Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
  • Delmar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Princess Anne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Selbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
  • Pittsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colbourne ...

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

Adding Colbourne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colbourne post office opened in 1887. The Colbourne post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colbourne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colbourne - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Colbourne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Colbourne 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/