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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Colwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Colwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Colwood is located in Tuscola County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tuscola County: Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Saginaw & Sanilac.

Below are the counties that are near Colwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colwood:

  • Tuscola County     (The home county of Colwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.
    • Colling
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
      • Colling is located in Tuscola County
    • Elmwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
    • Gagetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
      • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <3>
    • Unionville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cass City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
      • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <3>
    • Caro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <3>
    • Akron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Deford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
      • Deford is located in Tuscola County
    • Fairgrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
      • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <3>
    • Wahjamega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahjamega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
    • Bay Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
      • Bay Park is located in Tuscola County
    • Watrousville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.
    • Munger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Bay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munger <3>
    • Essexville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
      • Essexville is located in Bay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <3>
    • Banks ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Bay County
      • Banks has also been known as:
      • Bangor
      • Bank City
    • Bay City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wenona Beach ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wenona Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona Beach
      • Wenona Beach is located in Bay County
    • Wenona ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wenona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
      • Wenona is located in Bay County
    • West Bay City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay City
      • West Bay City is located in Bay County
      • West Bay City has also been known as:
      • West Bank City
    • Brooks ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Bay County
    • Salzburg ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzburg
      • Salzburg is located in Bay County
    • Brissette Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
      • Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
    • Kawkawlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Frankenlust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
      • Frankenlust is located in Bay County
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.
    • Bach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
      • Bach is located in Huron County
    • Kilmanagh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
      • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
    • Owendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owendale
      • Owendale is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owendale <3>
    • Sebewaing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
      • Valley Island is located in Huron County
    • Pigeon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bay Port
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Berne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
      • Berne is located in Huron County
    • Elkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ora Labora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ora Labora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
      • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
      • Ora Labora has also been known as:
      • Ora et Labora
    • Ubly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bad Axe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
      • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <3>
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.
    • Silverwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
      • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <3>
    • Clifford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • North Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Otter Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
      • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <3>
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Burnside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.
    • Reese
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Reese is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <3>
    • Blumfield Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumfield Corners
      • Blumfield Corners is located in Saginaw County
    • Frankenmuth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Melbourne ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
      • Melbourne is located in Saginaw County
    • Crow Island ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
      • Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
    • Zilwaukee city
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zilwaukee city. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
      • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Saginaw County
    • Carrollton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Saginaw County
    • Kochville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kochville
      • Kochville is located in Saginaw County
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.
    • Hemans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
      • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
    • Decker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
    • Argyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Argyle is located in Sanilac County
    • Snover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snover
      • Snover is located in Sanilac County
    • Tyre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Sanilac County
    • Marlette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Juhl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Minden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Palms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
      • Palms is located in Sanilac County
    • Sandusky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
      • Former name for Sandusky:
      • Sanilac Centre
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colwood, see our County-by-County Page for Colwood.

Cemeteries Near Colwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colwood.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.

  • Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Columbia Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellington Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Agatha's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Twp. Cemetery
    • The Columbia Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Columbia Cemetery
    • Columbia Corners Cemetery
    • Unionville Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321903 <4>
  • Elmwood Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Almer Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tuscola County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Demorest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indianfields Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Indianfields Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Caro.
      • The Indianfields Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Caro Cemetery
      • Indian Fields Twp. Cemetery
      • Indianfields Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #795 <4>
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grant Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Colwood had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Colwood, with the one closest to Colwood listed first.

  • Elmwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Tuscola County
  • Ellington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
    • Ellington is located in Tuscola County
  • Gagetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
    • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <3>
  • Unionville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Akron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Caro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
    • Caro is located in Tuscola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <3>
  • Cass City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
    • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <3>
  • Kilmanagh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
    • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
  • Sebewaing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Owendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owendale
    • Owendale is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owendale <3>
  • Deford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deford
    • Deford is located in Tuscola County
  • Fairgrove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
    • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wisner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
      • Wisner is located in Tuscola County
    • Wahjamega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahjamega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
      • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
    • Watrousville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrousville
      • Watrousville is located in Tuscola County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colwood.

Newspapers Published in Colwood ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colwood, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Colwood:

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

The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
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<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Colwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6117, Longitude: -83.3522       In this case, the coordinates for Colwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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