Pushpin Map: | Texas |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Texas |
Pushpin Label: | Coesfield |
Coordinates: | 33.8184°N -97.032°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cooke |
Named For: | Coesfeld |
Elevation M: | 225 |
Elevation Ft: | 738 |
Blank Name Sec1: | USGS Feature ID |
Blank Info Sec1: | 1379567 |
Coesfield is a ghost town in Cooke County, Texas, United States.[1]
Coesfield is situated on the Red River. It was named by resident American Civil War veteran Frank Liedke, who named it after his hometown Coesfeld. A post office was estsblished in 1883, and remained in operation until 1906. By the mid-1980s, the population was down to a few residents.[2] [3]