Welcome to Coke ...

Coke is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Coke is located in Wood County<1>.

Coke was established in 1841.

Coke is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Coke: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Coke ...

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

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

Communities near Coke ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>
• Mineola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
• Winnsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Quitman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
• Emory
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <4>
• Como
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Alba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <4>
• Yantis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <4>
• Forest Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
• Pickton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
  • Pickton is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <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 Coke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coke.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coke ...

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

Adding Coke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Coke in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Coke post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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