Welcome to Cokedale ...

The town of Cokedale is located in Las Animas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cokedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

The town was incorporated March 15, 1948.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cokedale has a population of 119 people<2> (see below for details).

Cokedale is 6,320 feet [1,926 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cokedale is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cokedale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cokedale is located in the (719) area code.

The ZIP code for Cokedale: 81082<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cokedale had an population of 119 people. This is a decrease of 7.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cokedale had a population of 129 people. This makes Cokedale the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 129 people, the population of Cokedale decreased 7.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 139 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cokedale.

Communities Also Named Cokedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cokedale - they are located in Kansas, Montana and Washington.

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

Communities near Cokedale ...

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

• Trinidad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <5>
• Raton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
  • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <5>
• Aguilar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
  • Aguilar is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguilar <5>
• Starkville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <5>
• Valdez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
  • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
• Segundo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segundo
  • Segundo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Segundo <5>
• Boncarbo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boncarbo
  • Boncarbo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boncarbo <5>
• Engleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
• El Moro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cokedale ...

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

Adding Cokedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cokedale 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 Cokedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cokedale post office opened in 1906.

We also found Cokedale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cokedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/