Welcome to Colora ...

Colora is located in Cecil County<1>.

The location of Colora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Colora is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Colora is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

The ZIP code for Colora: 21917<5>

Websites for Colora ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Colora, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Colora ...

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

• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <6>
• Aberdeen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <6>
• Elkton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <6>
• Havre de Grace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <6>
• Bel Air
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <6>
• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• New Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <6>
• Perryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <6>
• North East
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <6>
• West Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colora ...

Looking for more information about Colora? 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 Colora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colora.

Adding Colora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colora 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 Colora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Colora post office opened in 1869.

We also found Colora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colora. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/