Coal City

proper noun

A village in Will County and Braceville Township and Felix Township, Grundy County, Illinois.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A village in Will County and Braceville Township and Felix Township, Grundy County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.
    4. A ghost town in Carbon County, Utah.
    5. A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Origin

All were named for coal mining.

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Cite this entry
APA

Coal City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coal%20City

MLA

“Coal City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coal%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coal City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coal%20City.

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