Welcome to Coulee ...
Coulee is located in Mountrail County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coulee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Coulee is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Coulee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Coulee and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Code for Coulee: 701
Communities near Coulee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coulee.
- Kenmare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmare
- Kenmare is located in Ward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmare <4>
- Carpio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donnybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley
- Tolley is located in Renville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolley <4>
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Niobe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blaisdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berthold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowbells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
- Bowbells is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <4>
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 Coulee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coulee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coulee. 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 Coulee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coulee. See our Newspapers Page for Coulee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coulee ...
Looking for more information about Coulee? 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 Coulee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coulee.
Adding Coulee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coulee 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 Coulee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Coulee post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coulee.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mountrail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coulee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |