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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Colbert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Colbert was located: 662 & 471<4>
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Lake Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Grand Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hudsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
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 (so far) 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. The Colbert post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Colbert.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Colbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Colbert area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Colbert area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |