Welcome to Coosa ...

Coosa is located in Leake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Coosa is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coosa: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Coosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coosa - it's located in Georgia.

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

Websites for Coosa ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Coosa, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Coosa ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philadelphia
  • From Coosa to Philadelphia
• Kosciusko
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kosciusko
  • From Coosa to Kosciusko
• Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carthage
  • From Coosa to Carthage
• Walnut Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walnut Grove
  • From Coosa to Walnut Grove
• Ethel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ethel
  • From Coosa to Ethel
• Sebastopol
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <4>
• Redwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Leake County
• Laurel Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Laurel Hill
  • From Coosa to Laurel Hill
• Standing Pine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
  • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
• Vowell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vowell
  • From Coosa to Vowell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coosa ...

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

Adding Coosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coosa 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 Coosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Coosa post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coosa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/