Coalmont is an unincorporated community and

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in Lewis Township,

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, United States. It is part of the

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. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 402.

History

A post office was established at Coalmont in 1901. Deposits of coal in the area caused the name to be selected.

Geography

Coalmont is located in southwestern Clay County at . Its western border is the Sullivan County line.

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runs north–south through the center of the community, and IN 48 forms the southern edge of the CDP.

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is directly to the south. Jasonville is to the southeast on routes 159 and 48, and Hymera is to the west on IN 48.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Clay County, Indiana Census-designated places in Indiana Terre Haute metropolitan area {{ClayCountyIN-geo-stub