Coal City | |
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| Coordinates:39°40′00″N111°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 after | Coal |
| Elevation | 7,133 ft (2,174 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1451215[1] |
Coal City is aghost town inCarbon County,Utah, United States. Established in 1885, Coal City was initially a farming community until coal was discovered in the area. Small-scalemining began to take place, and because the mining operations were a mile or two away from themines atNational andConsumers, it was assumed that the citizens of the town would lackworkplace stress. Coal production began to decline in 1935, and the town was essentially abandoned with just two residences occupied by the late 1960s.
In 1885, a group of settlers established a town in Carbon County, Utah, and called it Oak Springs Bench. Because the town'selevation was approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 m),farming andranching were difficult.[2] However, soon after the town was settled,coal was discovered in the area. Small-scalemining took place under the Great Western Coal Mines Company, but mining operations weren't large due to the town's distance from the nearestrailroad. In August 1921, the permanent town site wasplatted and renamed Coal City, after the deposits ofcoal 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 couplestores and abakery 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 inNational andConsumers. At its peak, the population was about 70. In 1926, the mine superintendent, George Storrs, wasindicted 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, severalhouses, and a few outbuildings.[4]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
