Welcome to Cocolamus ...

Cocolamus is located in Juniata County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cocolamus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Cocolamus is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cocolamus is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Cocolamus ...

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

• Lewistown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Millersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Burnham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Newport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Middleburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Bloomfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• Beavertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <4>
• Liverpool
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
• McClure
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
  • McClure is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <4>
• Mifflintown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <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 Cocolamus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cocolamus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cocolamus ...

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

Adding Cocolamus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cocolamus post office opened in 1862.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cocolamus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/