Coal Bluff is an unincorporated town in northern Nevins Township

Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana

Nevins Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,224.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Nevins Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated communities:* Coal Bluff* Cobb*...

, Vigo County

Vigo County, Indiana

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, Indiana

Indiana

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. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Coal Bluff grew to be a hamlet in consequence of Webster's coal mine, one of the first in the county being opened. Webster sold the mine to the Coal Bluff Mining Company, and hence the name of the place. As of 1890 it was exclusively a mining town with a post office and a railroad station on the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad. At that time it had a population of approximately 176. Since the Coal Mines closed, Coal Bluff has now become a residential community. The post comes from Rosedale,IN and the telephone numbers are from Clay County. There are farms in the area and a few prominent families.

Geography

Coal Bluff is located at 39°34′58"N 87°13′12"W at an elevation of 554 feet.