Coal Fire, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Coal Fire, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Alabama
Coordinates:33.1412°N -88.0386°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pickens
Elevation M:86
Elevation Ft:282
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Area Code:205, 659
Blank1 Name:GNIS

Coal Fire, also known as Cold Fire, Coalfire, and Fundee, is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community was first known as Fundee, which was a portmanteau of two local family names, the Funderburks and the DeLoaches. It was then renamed for a local creek, which has been recorded as both Coal Fire and Cold Fire.[1] A post office called Coal Fire was established in 1871, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1927.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 38 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Web site: Pickens County . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 October 2014.