Welcome to Collomsville ...

Collomsville is located in Lycoming County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Collomsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collomsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Collomsville is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Collomsville is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Communities near Collomsville ...

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

• Williamsport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Lock Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• South Williamsport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <4>
• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Montoursville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
  • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
• Jersey Shore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
  • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Muncy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
  • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
• Watsontown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
  • Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <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 Collomsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collomsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collomsville ...

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

Adding Collomsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collomsville 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 Collomsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Collomsville post office opened in 1841.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collomsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lycoming County: www.lyco.org/

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