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Welcome to Coolidge Dam ...

Coolidge Dam is located in Gila County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coolidge Dam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Coolidge Dam is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Coolidge Dam is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Coolidge Dam lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities near Coolidge Dam ...

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

  • Hayden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Winkelman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Peridot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • San Carlos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cutter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
    • Cutter is located in Gila County
  • Christmas ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christmas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
    • Christmas is located in Gila County
  • Pinal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
    • Pinal is located in Gila County
  • Dudleyville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dudleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
    • Dudleyville is located in Pinal County
  • Globe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Copper Hill ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
    • Copper Hill is located in Gila County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coolidge Dam ...

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

Adding Coolidge Dam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coolidge Dam post office opened in 1928.

We also found Coolidge Dam on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coolidge Dam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coolidge Dam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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