Welcome to Colden ...

Colden is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Colden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

Colden is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Colden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Colden lies within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Colden ...

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

Communities near Colden ...

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

• Buffalo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Lackawanna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Depew
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Hamburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• East Aurora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Springville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Sloan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
• Orchard Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Blasdell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blasdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blasdell
  • Blasdell is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blasdell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colden ...

Looking for more information about Colden? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Colden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Colden.

Adding Colden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colden 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 Colden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Colden post office opened in 1830.

We also found Colden in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/