Welcome to The Colony ...

The Colony is located in James City County<1>.

The Colony is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for The Colony: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named The Colony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named The Colony: This one is located in James City County and the other is located in Amherst County.

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

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

Communities near The Colony ...

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

• Newport News
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Williamsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Smithfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Claremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Claremont is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
• Dendron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dendron is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <4>
• Surry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Homewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Homewood is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Scotland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Charles Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Charles Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
• Oaktree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oaktree is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Colony ...

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