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Welcome to Coulam ...

Coulam is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coulam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Coulam is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Coulam is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Coulam lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Coulam: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Coulam ...

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

  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Malad City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lewiston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston is located in Cache County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • Former names for Lewiston:
    • Cub Hill
    • Poverty Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Downey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Weston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cornish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clifton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Swanlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coulam ...

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

Adding Coulam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coulam 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 (so far) for Coulam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coulam post office opened in 1916. The Coulam post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coulam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coulam - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Coulam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Coulam 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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