| Colon, North Carolina | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Colon |
| Coordinates: | 35.5269°N -79.1522°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
| Elevation Ft: | 318 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1019743 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Colon is an unincorporated community in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It was also known as Buckner.
Coal from the Egypt Mine used to be delivered to the Seaboard Railroad station here.[1] Gas-fired brick was also made here.[2] A post office was established as "Bucker" in 1891 and was renamed "Colon" in 1892.[3]