Welcome to Coolidge ...
So far, we found very little information about Coolidge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coolidge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coolidge, please Contact Us.
Coolidge would have been located within present day Beaverhead County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coolidge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Coolidge is 7,470 feet [2,277 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Coolidge is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Coolidge was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Coolidge was located: 406
Communities Also Named Coolidge ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Coolidge - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, New Mexico (2), Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coolidge.
Communities near Coolidge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coolidge.
- Lion City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Polaris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Polaris is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polaris <5>
- Argenta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
- Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen <5>
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <5>
- Wisdom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom
- Wisdom is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisdom <5>
- Wise River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise River
- Wise River is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise River <5>
- Bannack ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannack
- Bannack is located in Beaverhead 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 Coolidge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coolidge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coolidge. 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 Coolidge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coolidge. See our Newspapers Page for Coolidge.
Adding Coolidge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coolidge 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 for Coolidge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Coolidge post office opened in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coolidge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 Coolidge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Beaverhead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coolidge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | 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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |