Coal Valley, Iowa

Former town in Iowa, United States

Coal Valley, Iowa

Former town

Coal Valley, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°01′54″N 93°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 ID| 464503[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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal Valley, Iowa
2. ^ a b 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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Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Boone

Cities|

* Beaver
* Berkley
* Boone
* Boxholm
* Fraser
* Luther
* Madrid
* Ogden
* Pilot Mound
* Sheldahl‡

Map of Iowa highlighting Boone County

Townships|

* Amaqua
* Beaver
* Cass
* Colfax
* Des Moines
* Dodge
* Douglas
* Garden
* Grant
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Marcy
* Peoples
* Pilot Mound
* Union
* Worth
* Yell

Unincorporated
communities|

* Angus
* Centerville
* Jordan
* Mackey
* Moingona
* Ridgeport
* Zenorsville

Ghost town|

* Coal Valley

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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