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Welcome to Coit ...

Coit is located

Coit is located in Limestone County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Coit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Coit is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Coit lies within the (254) area code.

Communities Also Named Coit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coit - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coit ...

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

  • Marlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Groesbeck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <4>
  • Riesel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
    • Riesel is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <4>
  • Bremond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Thornton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kosse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <4>
  • Hallsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
    • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Stranger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
  • Otto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Falls County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <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 Coit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coit.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coit ...

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

Adding Coit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coit 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 Coit was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Coit in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Coit post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coit.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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