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Welcome to Colgate ...

Colgate is located in Steele County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colgate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Colgate is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Colgate lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Colgate: 701

Communities Also Named Colgate ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Colgate - they are located in Maryland (2), Montana, New York, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Colgate ...

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

  • Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Page
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Galesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Clifford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Luverne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sibley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sibley is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Ayr
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pillsbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Nolan ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nolan is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
  • Erie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colgate ...

Looking for more information about Colgate? 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 Colgate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colgate.

Adding Colgate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colgate 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 (so far) for Colgate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Colgate post office opened in 1883. The Colgate post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colgate.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Steele, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colgate - 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>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/