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Welcome to Colerain ...

Colerain is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colerain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Colerain is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colerain: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Colerain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Colerain - they are located in Georgia (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Colerain ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colerain ...

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

Adding Colerain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colerain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Colerain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Colerain post office opened in 1872.

We also found Colerain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colerain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colerain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Colerain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Colerain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/