Welcome to Coakley ...

Coakley is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coakley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Coakley is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Coakley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Coakley: 252

Communities Also Named Coakley ...

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

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

Communities near Coakley ...

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

• Tarboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tarboro
  • From Coakley to Tarboro
• Princeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeville
  • From Coakley to Princeville
• Scotland Neck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scotland Neck
  • From Coakley to Scotland Neck
• Bethel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethel
  • From Coakley to Bethel
• Robersonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
  • Robersonville is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Robersonville
  • From Coakley to Robersonville
• Pinetops
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinetops
  • From Coakley to Pinetops
• Lewiston Woodville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
  • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Macclesfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macclesfield
  • Macclesfield is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macclesfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Macclesfield
  • From Coakley to Macclesfield
• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Hobgood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobgood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
  • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coakley ...

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

Adding Coakley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coakley 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 Coakley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coakley post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coakley.