United States Colonels

Honorary Colonelcy

List of states in the US that are currently or have been known to award honorary colonelcy based on personal achievement. 

• Alabama 

• Georgia

• Illinois

• Kentucky

• Louisiana

• Mississippi

• New Mexico

• New York

• North Dakota

• Oklahoma

• Tennessee

• Texas

• Utah

There are several other states that have laws on the books that provide honorary colonelships, however with no citations of any people ever being nominated or awarded this status those states were not included here.