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Coal City, Utah - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 39°40′00″N 111°00′59″W / 39.66667°N 111.01639°W

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Coal City
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 39°40′00″N 111°00′59″W / 39.66667°N 111.01639°W / 39.66667; -111.01639
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Carbon
Founded	1885
Abandoned	1940
Named for	Coal
Elevation ^[1]	7,133 ft (2,174 m)
GNIS feature ID	1451215^[1]

Coal City is a ghost town in Carbon County, Utah, United States. Established in 1885, Coal City was initially a farming community until coal was discovered in the area. Small-scale mining began to take place, and because the mining operations were a mile or two away from the mines at National and Consumers, it was assumed that the citizens of the town would lack workplace stress. Coal production began to decline in 1935, and the town was essentially abandoned with just two residences occupied by the late 1960s.

History

In 1885, a group of settlers established a town in Carbon County, Utah, and called it Oak Springs Bench. Because the town's elevation was approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 m), farming and ranching were difficult.^[2] However, soon after the town was settled, coal was discovered in the area. Small-scale mining took place under the Great Western Coal Mines Company, but mining operations weren't large due to the town's distance from the nearest railroad. In August 1921, the permanent town site was platted and renamed Coal City, after the deposits of coal in the area. The town was incorporated in October 1921.^[3] Although most of the houses were tents, a log school house served Coal City in 1925, and was replaced by a brick schoolhouse in 1927. Later that year, a couple stores and a bakery were constructed, and made up the business district. A few dozen homes were constructed around the stores.^[4] The town's residents lacked stress from mining operations because they were located away from the larger mining operations in National and Consumers. At its peak, the population was about 70. In 1926, the mine superintendent, George Storrs, was indicted for mail fraud. Though he was cleared of charges, in December 1926, Storrs's mining company went bankrupt and halted operations.^[3] The town began to decline in 1935 and by 1940 it was uninhabited. A few buildings remain in Coal City, including two stores, several houses, and a few outbuildings.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coal City, Utah
^ Thompson, George A. (1982). Some Dreams Die: Utah's Ghost Towns and Lost Treasures. Salt Lake City, Utah: Dream Garden Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-942688-01-5.
^ ^a ^b "Utah Legends: Carbon County Ghost Towns". Legends of America.com. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Carr, Stephen L. (1975). The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns. Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics. ISBN 978-0-914740-30-8.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Carbon County, Utah, United States
County seat: Price
Cities	East Carbon City Helper Price Wellington	Map of Utah highlighting Carbon County
Town	Scofield
CDPs	Carbonville Clear Creek Kenilworth Spring Glen West Wood
Indian reservation	Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation‡
Ghost towns	Castle Gate Coal City Consumers Hale Harper‡ Hiawatha‡ Kiz National Peerless Royal Spring Canyon Standardville Winter Quarters
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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