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Welcome to Colloid ...

Colloid is located in Weston County<1>.

Colloid is 4,260 feet [1,298 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Colloid is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Colloid lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Colloid: 307

Communities near Colloid ...

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

  • Moorcroft
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Haven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thornton is located in Weston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Clay Spur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay Spur is located in Weston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Spur
  • Linden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Linden is located in Crook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Osage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairview is located in Weston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Horton ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Horton is located in Weston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Sundance
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambria ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambria is located in Weston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colloid ...

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

Adding Colloid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colloid 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 Colloid was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colloid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Weston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colloid - 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.