Coalfield, Tennessee

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Coalfield, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Coalfield Post Office
Coalfield Post Office
Coalfield, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Coalfield, Tennessee
Coalfield, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°01′44″N 84°25′15″W / 36.02889°N 84.42083°W / 36.02889; -84.42083
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMorgan
Established1850[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total24.726 sq mi (64.04 km2)
 • Land24.726 sq mi (64.04 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,030 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total2,463
 • Density100/sq mi (38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37719
Area code(s)423, 865
GNIS feature ID1306005[4]

Coalfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 2,463,[5] making Coalfield the most populous settlement in all of Morgan County. The community does have its own post office, with the ZIP code 37719.

History[]

Coalfield was originally known as "Ruffner's Station" after Shack Ruffner, an early settler who built a mill in the area.[1] The name "Coalfield" reflects the community's coal mining tradition. It was the site of Coalfield Camp No. 1 and Coalfield Camp No. 2.

Geography[]

Coalfield is between Wartburg and Oliver Springs on Tennessee State Route 62. To the west are Frozen Head State Park and the community of Joyner, Tennessee.

Education[]

A Morgan County Schools public school, , is located in the heart of the community.[6] Enrollment in 2018 2019 was 490 (all grades from pre-kindergarten to grade 12), with 41 students in Grade 12 and 31.0 (on an FTE basis) teaching staff.[7] The school's mascot is the Yellow Jacket.[6] Coalfield Won the Class A State baseball championship in 1998, and was the Class A football State runner-up in 2014.[citation needed]

Notable people[]

  • Sid Hudson, baseball player and coach, was a native of Coalfield.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Calvin Dickinson, Morgan County (Memphis State University Press, 1987), p. 19.
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ^ "Bowman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Coalfield (CDP), Tennessee". U.S. Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Coalfield School". Morgan County Schools. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Coalfield School". School Directory Information. National center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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