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Welcome to Coloma ...

Coloma is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coloma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

Coloma is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coloma: 660

Communities Also Named Coloma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Coloma: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Henry County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 8 communities that are also named Coloma - they are located in Alabama, California, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Montana and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Coloma ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Carrollton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Braymer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Norborne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norborne is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Hale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Bosworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bosworth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Wheeling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Utica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Bogard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tina is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 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 Coloma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coloma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coloma ...

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

Adding Coloma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coloma post office opened in 1861. The Coloma post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coloma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coloma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/