Welcome to Coosa River ...

Coosa River is located in Elmore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coosa River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Coosa River: Coosa Riv.

Coosa River is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Coosa River is located in the (334) area code.

Communities near Coosa River ...

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

• Montgomery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Prattville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
• Millbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
• Clanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
  • Clanton is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <4>
• Wetumpka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Wetumpka is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumpka <4>
• Elmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <4>
• Coosada
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada
  • Coosada is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosada <4>
• Deatsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
  • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
• Eclectic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclectic
  • Eclectic is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eclectic <4>
• Rockford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Coosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <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 Coosa River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coosa River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coosa River ...

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

Adding Coosa River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coosa River 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 Coosa River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coosa River post office opened in 1891.

We also found Coosa River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coosa River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/