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Welcome to Cole ...

So far, we found very little information about Cole. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cole to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cole, please Contact Us.

Cole would have been located within present day Harford County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cole is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Cole was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Cole was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>

Communities Also Named Cole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Cole - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Cole ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bel Air
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
  • Chestertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Perryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North East
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rising Sun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Charlestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Deposit
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Cole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cole.

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

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

Adding Cole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cole in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cole post office opened in 1884. The Cole post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cole.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Cole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Cole area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/