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Welcome to Coakley ...

Coakley is located in Green County<1>.


The location of Coakley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Coakley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Coakley is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Coakley is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Coakley is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Coakley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coakley - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Coakley ...

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

  • Campbellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
    • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
  • Hodgenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Greensburg is located in Green County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
  • New Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
  • Loretto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
  • Saint Mary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
    • Saint Mary is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
  • Raywick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bengal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
    • Bengal is located in Taylor County
  • Gabe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Gabe is located in Green County
  • Maple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Maple is located in Taylor 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 Coakley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coakley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coakley ...

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

Adding Coakley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coakley post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coakley.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Green, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coakley - 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>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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