The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Colony got its start in the year 1872 following construction of the railroad through that territory. It was named for a colony from Ohio and Indiana, which settled in the neighborhood.
The railroad tracks in Colony have since been converted to a rail trail. The trail is part of the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park.
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Start Colony’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Colony’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Colony
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2000
Nothing in Colony is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Colony has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Northrup House in Iola, 10.6 miles away.
Colony and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.