Welcome to Colleen ...

Colleen is located in Nelson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colleen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Colleen is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Colleen: 434

Communities near Colleen ...

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

Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Amherst County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amherst
- From Colleen to Amherst
Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jonesboro
- From Colleen to Jonesboro
Shipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shipman
- From Colleen to Shipman
Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bryant
- From Colleen to Bryant
Massies Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Massies Mill
- From Colleen to Massies Mill
New Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Glasgow
- From Colleen to New Glasgow
Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buffalo Springs
- From Colleen to Buffalo Springs
Lowesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- Lowesville is located in Amherst County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowesville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lowesville
- From Colleen to Lowesville
Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwood
- From Colleen to Norwood
Old Myndus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Old Myndus
- From Colleen to Old Myndus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colleen ...

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

Adding Colleen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colleen post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colleen.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colleen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/