Coal Valley, Iowa
Former town in Iowa, United States
42°01′54″N 93°57′03″W / 42.03167°N 93.95083°W / 42.03167; -93.95083Coal 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]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Valley, Iowa
- ^ a b Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 284.
- ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Boone
communities
- Coal Valley
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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