Welcome to Colony ...

Colony is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Colony is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Colony is within the boundaries of the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Colony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Colony - they are located in Alabama (4), Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Colony ...

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

• Kahoka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
  • Kahoka is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <4>
• Memphis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Scotland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Edina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Edina is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
• La Belle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • La Belle is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <4>
• Lewistown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Wyaconda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
  • Wyaconda is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
• Knox City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
  • Knox City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <4>
• Hurdland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
  • Hurdland is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Baring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
  • Baring is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <4>
• Rutledge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Rutledge is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutledge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colony ...

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

Adding Colony to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colony post office opened in 1848.

We also found Colony in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colony.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/