Coesfield, Texas
{{Short description|Ghost town in Texas, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| pushpin_map = Texas
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Texas
| pushpin_label = Coesfield
| coordinates = {{coord|33.8184368|-97.0319539}}
| 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.{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1379567 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}
History
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.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Coesfield, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/coesfield-tx |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Alex Morton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_tFGQAACAAJ |title=The First 100 Years in Cooke County |date=1955 |publisher=Naylor Company |language=en}}