Welcome to Cooley ...
Cooley is located in Itasca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cooley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.
Cooley is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Cooley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Cooley: 218
Communities Also Named Cooley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cooley - they are located in Louisiana and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cooley.
Communities near Cooley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cooley.
- Hibbing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing
- Hibbing is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hibbing <3>
- Grand Rapids
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <3>
- Chisholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Chisholm is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisholm <3>
- Coleraine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleraine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleraine
- Coleraine is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleraine <3>
- Keewatin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Bovey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovey
- Bovey is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovey <3>
- Marble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <3>
- La Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Prairie
- La Prairie is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Taconite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Calumet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Calumet is located in Itasca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <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 Cooley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cooley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cooley. 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 Cooley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooley. See our Newspapers Page for Cooley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cooley ...
Looking for more information about Cooley? 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 Cooley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cooley.
Adding Cooley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cooley 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 Cooley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Cooley post office opened in 1925.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cooley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Itasca County: www.co.itasca.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Itasca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cooley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |