Village of Colyer

Collyer [Colyer] is a small hamlet and post-office about a mile from Tusseyville, in a part of the valley known as the "Loop." There is a store where general merchandise is sold, and a saw mill operated by Mr. Collyer, after which the post-office is named. Southwest of Collyer is the "Loop" proper, formed by a curve in the mountains, and extending about three miles toward Bear Meadows, a locality famed as being one of the places where the "Pitcher" plant grows, which is said to be a specie of carnivorous vegetable. The gaps and ridges in the Seven mountains in this vicinity form many picturesque sights, and it is much frequented by the hunter and fisher.

Illingworth, Ralph W., A Passing Glance at Penn's Valley, Milton, PA: Milton Printing Co., 1896

Colyer is a small hamlet and post-office about a mile from Tusseyville, in a part of the valley known as the "Loop." There is a store where general merchandise is sold, and a saw mill operated by Mr. Collyer, after which the post-office is named. Southwest of Collyer is the "Loop" proper, formed by a curve in the mountains, and extending about three miles toward Bear Meadows, a locality famed as being one of the places where the "Pitcher" plant grows, which is said to be a specie of carnivorous vegetable. The gaps and ridges in the Seven mountains in this vicinity form many picturesque sights, and it is much frequented by the hunter and fisher.

The Village of Colyer, Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, is a profusion of roads which loops quite confusing to strangers ( It was originally called the Loop) The name (Colyer) is the title of an area more than a town because Colyer is spread over considerable territory and it is difficult to pinpoint the town itself. The sawmill built by William Colyer and for many years the lumbering operation was the main source of employment in Potter Township.

The founding heritage of the Coyler family is in Anglo-Saxon culture that once dominated Britain. The name Coyler comes from when one of the family worked as a person who made coal. The surname is derived from the old English word "col" which means coal. It is though to have originally been an occupational name of or seller of coal