Coal Valley, Alabama
| Coal Valley, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Coal Valley, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′24″N 87°25′05″W / 33.74000°N 87.41806°WCoordinates: 33°44′24″N 87°25′05″W / 33.74000°N 87.41806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Walker |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| GNIS feature ID | 116306[1] |
Coal Valley, also known as Cormick, is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.
History
Coal Valley is named for the abundance of coal in the surrounding area.[2] Coal mines were opened in Coal Valley after the completion of the Georgia Pacific Railway.[3] The Coal Valley mines played a role in the 1920 Alabama coal strike.[4] A post office operated under the name Cormick from 1890 to 1891 and under the name Coal Valley from 1891 to 1951.[5]
Notes
- ↑ "Coal Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 37. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ↑ Armes, Ethel (1972). The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama. Birmingham: The Book-Keepers Press. p. 502.
- ↑ Brian Kelly (2001). Race, Class, and Power in the Alabama Coalfields, 1908-21. University of Illinois Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-252-06933-8.
- ↑ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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