Welcome to Coy ...

Coy is located in McDonald County<1>.

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

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

Coy is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Coy is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Coy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Coy - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Coy ...

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

• Bella Vista
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <4>
• Neosho
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <4>
• Gravette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravette
  • Gravette is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravette <4>
• Seneca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Anderson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Noel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
  • Noel is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <4>
• Goodman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
• Fairland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Ottawa County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <4>
• South West City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West City
  • South West City is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South West City <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 Coy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coy ...

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

Adding Coy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Coy on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/