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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Coal Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coal Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coal Valley, please Contact Us.
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 Valley (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 Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Coal Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Coal Valley: Coal Vly. (or less commonly used: Coal Vally. or Coal Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coal Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Coal Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Crawford, Labette, Jasper (MO), Newton (MO), Craig (OK) & Ottawa (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Coal Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Valley:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Coal Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Barrett ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barrett is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Weir
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Scammon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Carona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carona is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carona
- Mackie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mackie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
- Skidmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skidmore is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
- Stone City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- East Mineral ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
- Mayer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayer is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Pawnee Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Hiattville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Godfrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Hollister
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Klendike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Klendike is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klendike
- Kirkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Opolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Monmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Capaldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Capaldo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capaldo
- Frontenac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Radley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Cornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Strauss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Strauss is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strauss
- Oswego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Labette
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Chetopa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Mindenmines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Burgess
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
- Liberal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Oakton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakton is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
- Lamar Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar Heights is located in Barton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Opolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Asbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Medoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Carl Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Thoms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Neck City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Airport Drive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Central City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Grand Falls Plaza
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Dennis Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Shoal Creek Drive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Cliff Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Leawood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leawood is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Loma Linda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Redings Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Saginaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Shoal Creek Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Silver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
- Spring City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Vernon County (MO)
- Bronaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Ottawa County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Hockerville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Picher ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Quapaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Miami
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Valley.
Cemeteries Near Coal Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Valley.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Coal Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Hosey Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Council Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crocker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Dietz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Coal Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coal Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Valley, with the one closest to Coal Valley listed first.
- Weir
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scammon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Opolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Monmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monmouth is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Frontenac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crestline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Valley.
Newspapers Published in Coal Valley ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Valley, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coal Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bourbon County
- Crawford County
- Labette County
- Neosho County
- Barton County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Vernon County
- Ottawa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |