Coal Valley, Iowa

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Coal Valley, Iowa
Former town
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Coal Valley, Iowa
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Coal Valley, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°01′54″N93°57′03″W / 42.03167°N 93.95083°W / 42.03167; -93.95083
Country United States
State Iowa
County Boone
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464503 [1]

Coal Valley is an extinct town in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

History

Coal Valley was platted in 1867 as a coal mining community. [2] Once the coal deposits were exhausted, Coal Valley's business activity shifted elsewhere and its population dwindled. [2] The former town site now is farmland. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Valley, Iowa
  2. 1 2 Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p.  284.
  3. ↑ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.


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