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Welcome to Coney Island ...

Coney Island is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coney Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Coney Island: Coney Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Coney Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Coney Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Coney Island: This one is located in Kings County and the other is located in Saint Lawrence County.

Beyond New York, there are 4 communities that are also named Coney Island - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota and Missouri.

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

Communities near Coney Island ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coney Island ...

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

Adding Coney Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coney Island post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coney Island.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Kings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coney Island - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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