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Welcome to Coil ...

Coil is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

Coil is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coil: 580

Communities near Coil ...

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

  • Ada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ada is also located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
  • Coalgate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Byng
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Byng is also located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is also located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Roff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Roff is also located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Francis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Francis is also located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francis <3>
  • Tupelo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fitzhugh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bromide
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gerty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gerty is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 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 Coil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coil.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coil ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coil - 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.