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Welcome to Coal City ...

Coal City is located in Carbon County<1>.

Coal City was established in 1885.

Coal City is 7,130 feet [2,173 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Coal City is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Coal City: 435

The community of Coal City was previously named Great Western. Before Great Western, it was named Cedar Mesa Ranch. Going back to its beginning, Coal City was originally named Oak Springs Bench. For more information about the names of Coal City, see The Names of Coal City on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Coal City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Coal City - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coal City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal City ...

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

Footnotes ...

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