Welcome to Coalboro ...
So far, we found very little information about Coalboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coalboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coalboro, please Contact Us.
Coalboro would have been located within present day Chesterfield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coalboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Coalboro is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Coalboro was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Coalboro was located: 804 & 686<4>
Websites for Coalboro ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.chesterfieldchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Coalboro, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Coalboro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coalboro.
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Richmond City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
- Holly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Otterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dorset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pilkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <5>
- Chesterfield Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
- Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
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 Coalboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coalboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coalboro. 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 Coalboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coalboro. See our Newspapers Page for Coalboro.
Adding Coalboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coalboro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Coalboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Coalboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coalboro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Coalboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coalboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Coalboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Coalboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |