Welcome to Coin ...

Coin is located in Kanabec County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Coin is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coin: 320

Communities Also Named Coin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Coin - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Nevada (2).

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

Communities near Coin ...

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

• Cambridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cambridge
  • From Coin to Cambridge
• Isanti
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Isanti is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Isanti
  • From Coin to Isanti
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeton
  • From Coin to Princeton
• Mora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mora is located in Kanabec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mora
  • From Coin to Mora
• Rush City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <3>
• Pine City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine City is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine City
  • From Coin to Pine City
• Milaca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
• Braham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Braham is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braham <3>
• Rock Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rock Creek is located in Pine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <3>
• Harris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris is located in Chisago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coin ...

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

Adding Coin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coin 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 Coin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Coin post office opened in 1898. The Coin post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coin.