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Welcome to Coughran ...

Coughran is located in Atascosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coughran, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Coughran is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coughran: 830

The ZIP code for Coughran: 78064<3>

Communities near Coughran ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coughran ...

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

Adding Coughran to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coughran post office opened in 1913. The Coughran post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coughran.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Atascosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coughran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Coughran). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Coughran or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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