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).

Coulee is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpio
  • Carpio is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpio <4>
• Palermo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
  • Palermo is located in Mountrail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <4>
• Donnybrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Donnybrook is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnybrook <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Norma is located in Renville County
• Niobe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
  • Niobe is located in Ward County
• Blaisdell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell
  • Blaisdell is located in Mountrail County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaisdell <4>
• Berthold
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthold
  • Berthold is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berthold <4>
• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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