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Welcome to Colony ...

Colony is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Colony is located in Rains County<1>.

Colony is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colony: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Colony ...

While we believe that this Colony is located in Rains County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Colony. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blanco, Denton and Fayette County.

Beyond Texas, there are 22 communities that are also named Colony - they are located in Alabama (4), Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Colony ...

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

  • Mineola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Wills Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Grand Saline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Van
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Van is located in Van Zandt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <4>
  • Quitman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Edgewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Tawakoni
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
    • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colony ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colony - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Colony area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Colony 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.