Welcome to Colby ...

Colby is located in Kitsap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Colby is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Colby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Colby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Colby - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Colby ...

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

• Seattle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <3>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
• Kent
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
• Renton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <3>
• Federal Way
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <3>
• Kirkland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <3>
• Shoreline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
  • Shoreline is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreline <3>
• Burien
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burien
  • Burien is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burien <3>
• Bremerton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremerton
  • Bremerton is located in Kitsap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremerton <3>
• Des Moines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colby ...

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

Adding Colby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colby 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 Colby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Colby post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kitsap County: www.kitsapgov.com/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/