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Welcome to Coal Valley ...

Coal Valley is located in Boone County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Coal Valley: 515

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 <3>
  • Boone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Madrid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Granger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Woodward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Slater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Valley - 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.