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Welcome to Colliers ...

Colliers is located in Brooke County<1>.


The location of Colliers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Colliers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Colliers is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Colliers: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Colliers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Colliers - they are located in Illinois, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Colliers ...

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

  • Weirton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Steubenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Liverpool
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Toronto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
  • Wintersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
  • Wellsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
  • Mingo Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Follansbee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Midland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colliers ...

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

Adding Colliers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colliers 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 Colliers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Colliers post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colliers.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Brooke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colliers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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