Welcome to Coon Island ...

Coon Island is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coon Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Coon Island: Coon Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Coon Island is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Coon Island ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Coon Island, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Coon Island ...

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

• Wheeling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <3>
• Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Canonsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <3>
• Moundsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <3>
• Martins Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <3>
• Bellaire
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <3>
• Shadyside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <3>
• Mingo Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <3>
• Follansbee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <3>
• Wellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coon Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coon Island ...

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

Adding Coon Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coon Island post office opened in 1852.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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