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Welcome to Coal Valley ...

Coal Valley is located in Logan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Coal Valley: Coal Vly. (or less commonly used: Coal Vally. or Coal Vlly.)

Coal Valley is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coal Valley: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Coal Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Coal Valley - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Coal Valley ...

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

  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapmanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Man
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitesville is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Former names for Whitesville:
    • Jarrods Valley
    • Pritchard City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
  • West Logan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Sylvester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Havana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Havana is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Coal Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Coal Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.