Welcome to Coan ...
Coan is located in Northumberland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Coan is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Coan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Coan: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Coan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coan.
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kilmarnock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Rainswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Morrisons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Kinsale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Farnham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Griffiths Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
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 Coan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coan. 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 Coan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coan. See our Newspapers Page for Coan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coan ...
Looking for more information about Coan? 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 Coan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coan.
Adding Coan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coan 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 Coan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Coan post office opened in 1892. The Coan post office closed in 1941.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Coan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Coan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |