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Welcome to Coughlin ...

Coughlin is located in Peoria County<1>.

Coughlin is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coughlin: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named Coughlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Coughlin - they are located in Montana, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Coughlin ...

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

  • Peoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Peoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
    • Former name for East Peoria:
    • Hilton
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Morton is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
  • Bartonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoria Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eureka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Creve Coeur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
    • Former name for Creve Coeur:
    • Wesley City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <4>
  • West Peoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Metamora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coughlin ...

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

Adding Coughlin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coughlin 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 Coughlin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coughlin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Peoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coughlin - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Coughlin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Coughlin 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.