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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]


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. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.


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