Coal Valley, Iowa

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]

Coal Valley, Iowa
Former town
Coal Valley, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°01′54″N 93°57′03″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBoone
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464503[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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gollark: Also an economy which works?
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References

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


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