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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Coal City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Coal City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Coal City is located in Saint Clair County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.

Below are the counties that are near Coal City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal City:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Coal City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
    • Wattsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
      • Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Avondale Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
      • Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
    • Riverside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Glen City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
      • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Pell City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Seddon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seddon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
      • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seddon
      • From Coal City to Seddon
    • Cropwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Odenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ragland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook's Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
      • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Branchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
      • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Easonville
      • From Coal City to Easonville
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
    • Straight Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
      • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
    • Appalachian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Highland Lake is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Taits Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Allgood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
      • Allgood is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Remlap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Blount County
    • Compton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Blount County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Compton
      • From Coal City to Compton
    • Oneonta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoods Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
      • Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
    • Deavers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deavers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
      • Deavers is located in Blount County
    • Little Warrior
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
    • Bruner ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Calhoun County
    • Macon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Macon
      • From Coal City to Macon
    • Boozer ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boozer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
      • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
    • Blue Eye ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
      • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
    • Eastaboga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastaboga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastaboga
      • Eastaboga is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastaboga <2>
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
      • Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Ohatchee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Beasley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Calhoun County
    • Morrisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cochran Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bera ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
      • Bera is located in Calhoun County
  • Clay County
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
    • Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brannon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
      • Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Markton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Markton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
      • Markton is located in Etowah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Markton
      • From Coal City to Markton
    • Clear Springs ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
      • Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Pilgrims Rest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gallant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nix ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
      • Nix is located in Etowah County
    • Rainbow City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Altoona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Attalla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivalee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cobb City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
      • Cobb City is located in Etowah County
    • Alabama City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
      • Alabama City is located in Etowah County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
    • Ayres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Breakstone Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakstone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
      • Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Leeds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • East Trussville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Trussville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
      • East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
    • Roper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roper
      • From Coal City to Roper
    • Scott City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
      • Scott City is located in Jefferson County
    • Cahaba Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cahaba Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
      • Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Clay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Lola City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lola City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
      • Lola City is located in Jefferson County
    • Trussville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Grayson Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
      • Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
    • Calcis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunnavant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterrett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandiver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunavant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoal Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Westover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
    • Bridgeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
    • Lake Purdy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
      • Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
    • Chelsea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
      • Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
    • Colony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Talladega County
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
    • Windsong Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan Martin Dam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • East Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
      • East Bend is located in Talladega County
    • Talladega
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
      • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
    • Munford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coldwater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coldwater
      • From Coal City to Coldwater
    • Nottingham ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nottingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
      • Nottingham is located in Talladega County
      • Former name for Nottingham:
      • Jones Camp Ground
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nottingham
      • From Coal City to Nottingham
    • Alpine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <2>
    • McElderry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McElderry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
      • McElderry is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McElderry
      • From Coal City to McElderry

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal City, see our County-by-County Page for Coal City.

Cemeteries Near Coal City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.

  • St. Clair Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Broken Arrow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broken Arrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broken Arrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Popes Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Popes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Popes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Karr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boykin Truitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boykin Truitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boykin Truitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Seddon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seddon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seddon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coal City had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.

  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Saint Clair County
  • Pell City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Seddon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seddon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
    • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seddon
    • From Coal City to Seddon
  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
  • Cropwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Odenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cook's Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
    • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Talladega County
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • Refuge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Refuge is located in Talladega County
  • Ragland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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    • Branchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
      • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Easonville
      • From Coal City to Easonville
    • Stemley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stemley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
      • Stemley is located in Talladega County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal City.

Newspapers Published in Coal City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal City, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Coal City:

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coal City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coal City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6606, Longitude: -86.2634       In this case, the coordinates for Coal City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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