Welcome to Coal City ...
Coal City is located in Appanoose County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Coal City is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Coal City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Coal City: 641
Communities Also Named Coal City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Coal City - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal City.
Communities near Coal City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coal City.
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Moulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Greentop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Cincinnati
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Downing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coal City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal City. See our Newspapers Page for Coal City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal City ...
Looking for more information about Coal City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coal City.
Adding Coal City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coal City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Coal City was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Coal City in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Coal City post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coal City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Appanoose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |