Welcome to Coaltown ...

Coaltown is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of Coaltown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coaltown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Coaltown is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Coaltown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Coaltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Coaltown: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

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

Communities near Coaltown ...

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

• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Zelienople
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
  • Zelienople is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <4>
• Slippery Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <4>
• New Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
  • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <4>
• Mercer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <4>
• Evans City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans City
  • Evans City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans City <4>
• Prospect
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
• Ellport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
  • Ellport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
• Chicora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>

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 Coaltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coaltown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coaltown ...

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

Adding Coaltown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coaltown post office opened in 1882.

We also found Coaltown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coaltown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/