Welcome to Colbert ...

So far, we found very little information about Colbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Colbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Colbert, please Contact Us.

Colbert would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.

The location of Colbert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Colbert is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Colbert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Colbert once stood is in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Colbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Colbert - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Oklahoma and Washington.

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

Communities near Colbert ...

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

• Holly Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
• Blue Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
• Hickory Flat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <5>
• Moscow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
• Ashland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Potts Camp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Camp
  • Potts Camp is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potts Camp <5>
• Snow Lake Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
  • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
• Grand Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <5>
• La Grange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Atway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
  • Atway is located in Marshall County

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

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

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

Adding Colbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colbert in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Colbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Colbert post office opened in 1879.

We also found Colbert in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/