Coleanor, Alabama

Coleanor, also known as Coal-Eleanor, is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.

Coleanor, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Coleanor, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Coleanor, Alabama
Coleanor, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°05′44″N 87°02′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBibb
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID156200[1]

History

The mine at Coleanor was originally known as the Upper Thompson Mine.[2] The Blocton-Cahaba Coal Company operated a coal mine at Coleanor.[3] Combined with nearby Piper, the two towns had a combined population of nearly 2,500.[4] Coleanor was connected by rail to Piper and was located on the Southern Railway.[5] The Coleanor Mine was closed after World War II.

In February 1934, members of the United Mine Workers called a strike at the Coleanor mine.[6] Alabama National Guard troops were called in to Coleanor on February 25 to restore order.[7]

Twelve different miners died working in the mines of Coleanor.[8]

A post office operated under the name Coleanor from 1901 to 1942.[9]

References
  1. "Coleanor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Armes, Ethel (1972). The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama. Birmingham: The Book-Keepers Press. p. 151.
  3. Geological Survey of Alabama (1924). Bulletin - Geological Survey of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama. p. 48.
  4. "Piper/Coleanor". The Historical Marker Database. HMDB.org. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. Rhoda C. Ellison (17 February 1999). Bibb County, Alabama: The First Hundred Years. University of Alabama Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-8173-0987-9.
  6. James Sanders Day (24 June 2013). Diamonds in the Rough: A History of Alabama's Cahaba Coal Field. University of Alabama Press. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-8173-1794-2.
  7. United States. National Recovery Administration (1936). Work Materials ... The Administration. p. 185.
  8. "Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities, 1898-1938". Birmingham Public Library. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. "Bibb County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 March 2020.


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