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Welcome to Coalwood ...

Coalwood is located in Powder River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coalwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Coalwood is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Coalwood is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Coalwood lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Coalwood: 406

Communities Also Named Coalwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Coalwood - they are located in Michigan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coalwood ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Coalwood.

  • Volborg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Epsie ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsie
    • Epsie is located in Powder River County
  • Broadus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus
    • Broadus is located in Powder River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadus <3>
  • Powderville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sonnette
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Coalwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coalwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coalwood ...

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

Adding Coalwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coalwood post office opened in 1912.

We also found Coalwood on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coalwood.

Footnotes ...

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