Welcome to Colter ...

Colter is located in Washakie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Colter is 4,110 feet [1,253 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Colter is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Colter is located in the (307) area code.

Communities near Colter ...

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

• Worland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
  • Worland is located in Washakie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worland <4>
• Kirby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Kirby is located in Hot Springs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <4>
• Airport Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road
  • Airport Road is located in Washakie County
• Winchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Washakie County
• Washakie Ten
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washakie Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie Ten
  • Washakie Ten is located in Washakie County
• West River ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
  • West River is located in Washakie County
• Gebo ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebo
  • Gebo is located in Hot Springs County
• Lucerne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Lucerne is located in Hot Springs County
• Manderson
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson
  • Manderson is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manderson <4>
• East Thermopolis
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Thermopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thermopolis
  • East Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colter ...

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

Adding Colter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Colter post office opened in 1907.

We also found Colter on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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