Coalfield, Tennessee

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.

Coalfield, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Coalfield Post Office
Coalfield, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°01′44″N 84°25′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMorgan
Established1850[1]
Area
 • 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
 • 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]

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, Coalfield 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 a 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.

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

References
  1. 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. "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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