Welcome to Colgan ...
Colgan is located in Divide County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Colgan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Colgan is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Colgan is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Colgan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Colgan (for example, toward Westby (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Code for Colgan: 701
Communities Also Named Colgan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Colgan - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colgan.
Communities near Colgan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colgan.
- Crosby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Crosby is located in Divide County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <3>
- Torquay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Westby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westby <3>
- Ambrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Ambrose is located in Divide County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambrose <3>
- Fortuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Fortuna is located in Divide County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <3>
- Oungre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oungre
- Marienthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
- Alkabo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
- Alkabo is located in Divide County
- Stady ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
- Stady is located in Divide County
- Bromhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromhead
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 Colgan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colgan.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colgan. See our Newspapers Page for Colgan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colgan ...
Looking for more information about Colgan? 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 Colgan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colgan.
Adding Colgan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Colgan 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 Colgan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Colgan post office opened in 1905.
We also found Colgan in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Manitoba & Saskatchewan.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Colgan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colgan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Divide, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colgan - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |