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Welcome to Cosme ...

Cosme is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

Cosme is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cosme lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cosme: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near Cosme ...

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

  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
  • Clearwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
  • Largo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Largo is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
  • Dunedin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple Terrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Safety Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Port Richey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oldsmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belleair
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cosme ...

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

Adding Cosme to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cosme 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 Cosme was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cosme.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cosme - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the Cosme area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Cosme area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.