Welcome to Coalville ...

Coalville is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coalville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Coalville is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Coalville lies within the (515) area code.

Communities Also Named Coalville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Coalville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Coalville ...

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

• Fort Dodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dodge <3>
• Webster City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
  • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <3>
• Humboldt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <3>
• Eagle Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
  • Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <3>
• Gowrie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
  • Gowrie is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <3>
• Dakota City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Dakota City is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <3>
• Dayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Stratford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <3>
• Badger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <3>
• Stanhope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanhope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
  • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 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 Coalville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coalville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coalville ...

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

Adding Coalville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coalville 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 Coalville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Coalville post office opened in 1874.

We also found Coalville in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coalville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/

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