Welcome to Colby ...
Colby is located in Yazoo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Colby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Colby is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Colby lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Colby: 662
Communities Also Named Colby ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Colby - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colby.
Communities near Colby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colby.
- Yazoo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <3>
- Rolling Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anguilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Louise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Satartia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satartia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Kearney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Mont Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mont Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Richey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Richey is located in Sharkey 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 Colby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colby. 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 Colby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colby. See our Newspapers Page for Colby.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colby ...
Looking for more information about Colby? 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 Colby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colby.
Adding Colby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Colby 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 Colby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Colby post office opened in 1909.
We also found Colby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Colby.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colby - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |