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Welcome to Coalmont ...

The city of Coalmont is located in Grundy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coalmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coalmont has a population of 835 people<2> (see below for details).

Coalmont is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Coalmont (for example, toward Mowbray), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Coalmont: 931

The ZIP code for Coalmont: 37313<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coalmont had an population of 835 people. This is a decrease of 0.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coalmont had a population of 841 people (or 6.13% of the total population of Grundy County). This makes Coalmont the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Coalmont represents 0.01% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 250th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 841 people, the population of Coalmont decreased 11.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 948 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Coalmont.

Communities Also Named Coalmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Coalmont - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Coalmont ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • Dunlap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <5>
  • Jasper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sewanee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwright
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
  • Gruetli - Laager
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tracy City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Powells Crossroads
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Monteagle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coalmont ...

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

Adding Coalmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coalmont 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 (so far) for Coalmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Coalmont post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coalmont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Coalmont.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coalmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Coalmont). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Coalmont or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/