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Welcome to Coteau ...

Coteau is located in Burke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coteau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Coteau is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coteau: 701

Communities Also Named Coteau ...

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

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

Communities near Coteau ...

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

  • Kenmare
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowbells
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lignite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Portal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Portal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Flaxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Niobe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Niobe is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
  • Norma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Norma is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Northgate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coteau ...

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

Adding Coteau to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coteau post office opened in 1907. The Coteau post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coteau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coteau - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/