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Welcome to Colton ...

Colton is located in Hill Country.

Colton is located in Travis County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colton: 512 & 737<3>

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)
  • Kyle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • 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)
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • 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)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • 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)
  • Bee Cave
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • West Lake Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
  • Rollingwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Uhland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Mustang Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
    • 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 (so far) 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. The Colton post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Travis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colton - 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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Colton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Colton 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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