Welcome to Colton ...So far, we found very little information about Colton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Colton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Colton, please Contact Us. Colton would have been located within present day Utah County<2>. Colton was established in 1883. While the community is gone, the present day location for Colton is 7,230 feet [2,204 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Colton is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Colton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Codes where Colton was located: 801 & 385<4> Going back to its beginning, Colton was originally named Pleasant Valley Junction. For more information about the names of Colton, see The Names of Colton on our Genealogy Page. 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, Texas 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.
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. 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.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Colton. Footnotes ...
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