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Welcome to Cougar ...

Cougar is located in Cowlitz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cougar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Cougar is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cougar lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Cougar: 360 & 564<3>

The ZIP code for Cougar: 98616<4>

Communities Also Named Cougar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Cougar: This one is located in Cowlitz County and the other is located in Spokane County.

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

Communities near Cougar ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cougar ...

Looking for more information about Cougar? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cougar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cougar.

Adding Cougar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cougar 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 Cougar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Cougar post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cougar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Cowlitz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cougar - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Cougar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Cougar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Cougar). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cougar or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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