Official Name: | Coal Valley, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Coal Valley |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Walker |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 367 |
Coordinates: | 33.74°N -87.4181°W |
Area Code: | 205, 659 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 116306 |
Coal Valley, also known as Cormick, is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.
Coal Valley is named for the abundance of coal in the surrounding area.[1] Coal mines were opened in Coal Valley after the completion of the Georgia Pacific Railway.[2] The Coal Valley mines played a role in the 1920 Alabama coal strike.[3] A post office operated under the name Cormick from 1890 to 1891 and under the name Coal Valley from 1891 to 1951.[4]