Welcome to Coon Creek ...

Coon Creek is located in Anoka County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coon Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Coon Creek: Coon Crk. (or less commonly used: Coon Ck. or Coon Cr.)

Coon Creek is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Coon Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coon Creek - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Coon Creek ...

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

• Minneapolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <3>
• Saint Paul
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
• Brooklyn Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <3>
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <3>
• Blaine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Minnetonka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <3>
• Edina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Edina is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <3>
• Saint Louis Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Park
  • Saint Louis Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis Park <3>
• Maplewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplewood <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coon Creek ...

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

Adding Coon Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coon Creek post office opened in 1869.

We also found Coon Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coon Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Anoka County: www.co.anoka.mn.us/

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