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Welcome to Coato Bend ...

So far, we found very little information about Coato Bend. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Coato Bend to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coato Bend, please Contact Us.


Coato Bend would have been located within present day Etowah County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Coato Bend: Costo Bnd.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Coato Bend is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Coato Bend was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Coato Bend (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Coato Bend ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Attalla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Glencoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Centre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Coato Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coato Bend.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coato Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coato Bend - 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.