Welcome to Colton ...

Colton is located in Hill Country.

Colton is located in Travis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Colton is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Colton is located in the (512) area code.

Communities Also Named Colton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Colton - they are located in California, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Colton ...

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

• Austin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Kyle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Kyle is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <4>
• Buda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
  • Buda is located in Hays County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
• Manor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Lockhart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <4>
• Bee Cave
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
  • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <4>
• West Lake Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
• Rollingwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Uhland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
  • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
• Mustang Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
  • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colton ...

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

Adding Colton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colton post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/