Coalmont, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Coalmont, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Clay County
Pushpin Label:Coalmont
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Clay County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clay
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Lewis
Area Total Km2:3.89
Area Land Km2:3.89
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:354
Population Density Km2:91.08
Coordinates:39.1933°N -87.2311°W
Elevation Ft:630
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47438
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-14032[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:432712
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.50
Area Land Sq Mi:1.50
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:235.84

Coalmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 402.[3]

History

A post office was established at Coalmont in 1901.[4] Deposits of coal in the area caused the name to be selected.[5]

Geography

Coalmont is located in southwestern Clay County at 39.1933°N -87.2311°W. Its western border is the Sullivan County line. Indiana State Road 159 runs north–south through the center of the community, and IN 48 forms the southern edge of the CDP. Shakamak State Park is directly to the south. Jasonville is to the southeast on routes 159 and 48, and Hymera is 4miles to the west on IN 48.

Famous Residents

Everett Sanders, the future personal secretary to President Coolidge, was born near Coalmont in 1882.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coalmont CDP, Indiana. https://archive.today/20200212181838/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1814032. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. August 4, 2014.
  4. Web site: Clay County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.
  5. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 99. ...and named for the coal here....
  6. https://www.thebraziltimes.com/story/2595476.html