Welcome to Coat's Bend ...
Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coat's Bend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Time Zone: Coat's Bend lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Coat's Bend (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Communities near Coat's Bend ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coat's Bend.
- Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <2>
- Attalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hokes Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <2>
- Centre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Coat's Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coat's Bend.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coat's 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 Coat's Bend.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coat's Bend. See our Newspapers Page for Coat's Bend.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coat's Bend ...
Looking for more information about Coat's Bend? 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 Coat's Bend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coat's Bend.
Adding Coat's Bend to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Coat's Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Coat's Bend post office opened in 1878.
We also found Coat's Bend in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coat's Bend.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |