Welcome to Coal Mountain ...

Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for Coal Mountain: Coal Mtn. (or less commonly used: Coal Mntn.)

Coal Mountain is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Coal Mountain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Coal Mountain is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Coal Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coal Mountain - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coal Mountain ...

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

• Johns Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
• Alpharetta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
• Gainesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Milton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Duluth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <5>
• Sugar Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>
• Suwanee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee
  • Suwanee is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suwanee <5>
• Buford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <5>
• Gaines Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaines Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall 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 Coal Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal Mountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Mountain ...

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

Adding Coal Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coal Mountain 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 Coal Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coal Mountain post office opened in 1834.

We also found Coal Mountain on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1839.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Forsyth County: www.forsythco.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/