Lake Waccamaw (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Waccamaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Colly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colly. 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 Colly.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colly. See our Newspapers Page for Colly.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colly ...
Looking for more information about Colly? 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 Colly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colly.
Adding Colly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Colly 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 Colly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Colly post office opened in 1882.
We also found Colly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Bladen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Colly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Colly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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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.
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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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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A copy of their list with background information can be found at: