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Welcome to Cool ...

Cool is located in Warren County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Cool, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cool, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Cool is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Cool ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cool - they are located in California, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cool.

Communities near Cool ...

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

  • Indianola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Norwalk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
  • Osceola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Chariton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
    • Chariton is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <4>
  • Pleasantville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
  • Milo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <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 Cool. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cool.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cool ...

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

Adding Cool to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cool 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 Cool was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cool post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cool.

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cool - 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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