Welcome to Colores ...

Colores is located in Albany County<1>.

Colores is 7,620 feet [2,323 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Colores is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Colores: 307

Communities near Colores ...

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

• Laramie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laramie
  • Laramie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laramie <3>
• Red Buttes ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Buttes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
  • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
• Hermosa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Hermosa is located in Albany County
• Tie Siding
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tie Siding
  • Tie Siding is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tie Siding <3>
• Sherman ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Albany County
  • Sherman has also been known as:
  • Old Sherman
• Buford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <3>
• Virginia Dale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Virginia Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
  • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <3>
• Harmony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Albany County
• Islay
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
  • Islay is located in Laramie County
• Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
  • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
  • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
  • Wyoming

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colores ...

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

Adding Colores to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colores 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 Colores was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Colores mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colores.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/