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Welcome to Colony ...

Colony is located in Crook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Colony is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Colony is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Colony: 307

Communities Also Named Colony ...

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

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

Communities near Colony ...

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

  • Aladdin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Alzada
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Alva
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Fourche
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Hulett
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitdale
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Fruitdale is located in Butte County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <3>
  • North Spearfish
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
    • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
  • Saint Onge
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spearfish
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
    • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <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 Colony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colony.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colony. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Colony.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colony ...

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

Adding Colony to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colony post office opened in 1908.

We also found Colony in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colony.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Crook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colony - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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