Welcome to Coleville ...

Coleville is located in Centre County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coleville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Coleville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Coleville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Coleville: This one is located in Centre County and the other is located in McKean County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Coleville - they are located in California, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Coleville ...

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

• State College
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Centre Hall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Millheim
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Howard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Beech Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <4>
• Port Matilda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Curtin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
  • Curtin is located in Centre County
• Zion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Zion is located in Centre 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 Coleville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coleville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coleville ...

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

Adding Coleville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coleville 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 Coleville was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coleville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/