Welcome to Cokeland ...

Cokeland is located in Dorchester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cokeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Cokeland is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Cokeland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cokeland is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Communities near Cokeland ...

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

• Salisbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Fruitland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <5>
• Laurel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Delmar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Princess Anne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Anne
  • Princess Anne is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princess Anne <5>
• Hurlock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <5>
• Delmar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Hebron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
• Sharptown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
  • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 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 Cokeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cokeland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cokeland ...

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

Adding Cokeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cokeland 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 Cokeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cokeland post office opened in 1886.

We also found Cokeland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cokeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/