Coleanor, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

33°05′44″N 87°02′09″W / 33.09556°N 87.03583°W / 33.09556; -87.03583CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyBibbElevation

489 ft (149 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID156200^[1]

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

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

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