Welcome to Coal Valley ...

Coal Valley is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Coal Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Coal Valley: Coal Vly. (or less commonly used: Coal Vally. or Coal Vlly.)

Coal Valley is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Coal Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Coal Valley lies within the (515) area code.

Communities Also Named Coal Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Coal Valley - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coal Valley ...

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

• Ames
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>
• Boone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Perry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Madrid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
• Ogden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
• Granger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <4>
• Woodward
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Woodward is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodward <4>
• Slater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <4>
• Gilbert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
• Dayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Valley ...

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

Adding Coal Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coal Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Coal Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coal Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/