Welcome to Coin ...

Coin is located in Kanabec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Coin is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Coin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Coin: (320)

Communities Also Named Coin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Coin - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Nevada (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coin.

Communities near Coin ...

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

• Cambridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Isanti
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
  • Isanti is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <4>
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Mora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Mora is located in Kanabec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <4>
• Rush City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <4>
• Pine City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Pine City is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
• Milaca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
  • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <4>
• Braham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham
  • Braham is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braham <4>
• Rock Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Pine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <4>
• Harris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>

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 Coin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coin.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coin. See our Newspapers Page for Coin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coin ...

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

Adding Coin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coin 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 Coin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coin post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/