Welcome to Coaldale (aka 'Coaldale Junction') ...
So far, we found very little information about Coaldale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coaldale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coaldale, please Contact Us.
Coaldale would have been located within present day Esmeralda County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coaldale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Coaldale is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Coaldale is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Coaldale was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Coaldale would have been located in the (775) area code.
The community of Coaldale has also been called Coaldale Junction.
Communities Also Named Coaldale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Coaldale - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coaldale.
Communities near Coaldale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coaldale.
- Blair Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
- Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
- Metallic City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metallic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
- Metallic City is located in Mineral County
- Metallic City has also been known as:
- Pickhandle Gulch
- Candelaria ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
- Candelaria is located in Mineral County
- Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candelaria Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
- Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
- Blair ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Esmeralda County
- Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
- Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
- Nivloc ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
- Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
- Silver Peak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
- Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
- Mount Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery
- Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral County
- Dyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Esmeralda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
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 Coaldale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coaldale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coaldale. 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 Coaldale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coaldale. See our Newspapers Page for Coaldale.
Adding Coaldale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coaldale 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 Coaldale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Coaldale post office opened in 1904.
We also found Coaldale mentioned on a train schedule titled Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Employees' Time Table #29 (June 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coaldale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 Coaldale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Esmeralda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coaldale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |