Welcome to Coos City ...
So far, we found very little information about Coos City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coos City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coos City, please Contact Us.
Coos City would have been located within present day Coos County<2>.
The location of Coos City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coos City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Coos City is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Coos City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Coos City still existed, it would have been in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities near Coos City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coos City.
- Coos Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos Bay
- Coos Bay is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coos Bay <6>
- North Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <6>
- Coquille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
- Coquille is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <6>
- Bandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandon
- Bandon is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bandon <6>
- Myrtle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Point
- Myrtle Point is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Point <6>
- Lakeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <6>
- Eastside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Eastside is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastside <6>
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Coos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
- Cooston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooston
- Cooston is located in Coos County
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Coos County
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 Coos City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coos City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coos City. 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 Coos City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coos City. See our Newspapers Page for Coos City.
Adding Coos City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coos City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Coos City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Coos City post office opened in 1873.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coos City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coos City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coos City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |