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Welcome to Kokrines ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kokrines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Kokrines is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Kokrines lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kokrines: 907

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kokrines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kokrines.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kokrines ...

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

Adding Kokrines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kokrines 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 Kokrines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Kokrines post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kokrines.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kokrines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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