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Welcome to Coketon ...

Coketon is located in Tucker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coketon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Coketon is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Coketon is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Coketon: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Coketon ...

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

  • Mountain Lake Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Parsons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rowlesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Bayard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hendricks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
    • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Hambleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coketon ...

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

Adding Coketon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coketon 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 Coketon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Coketon post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coketon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coketon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tucker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coketon - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Coketon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Coketon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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