Coalmont Indiana Map

About Coalmont, Indiana

Coalmont is a locality in Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 354. The population density is 91.1 people per km². Coalmont is located at 39.1896°N, 87.2195°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 47845.

Coalmont rises from a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Indiana’s interior plains, where the horizon is partitioned by woodlots and the long, low lines of agricultural fields. It lies 13.0 miles south-southwest of Clay, IN (from Clay, IN: bearing 201°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east-southeast of Vigo. This terrain is shaped by the subtle drainage of Big Branch, a narrow artery that carves through the local earth just one mile away, while the proximity of Shakamak Prairie Nature Preserve provides a sanctuary of tall grasses that shimmer under the pale, shifting light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate fields, the elevation gains only in the faintest suggestions of slope, though the distant silhouette of Kelley Ridge offers a faint, jagged promise of height against the western sky, anchoring a vista that feels both expansive and intimately contained.

Coalmont carries the quiet weight of its industrial heritage, a history etched into the very earth that once supported the extraction of coal, leaving behind a geography now reclaimed by the silent growth of vegetation. The local economy has shifted away from the heavy labor of the mines, turning toward a slower, more deliberate rhythm that finds its reflection in the nearby waters of Lake Shakamak, where the surface remains glass-still during the early hours of dawn. Life here is colored by the transition from the remnants of older, deeper excavation sites toward the modern stewardship of the land, with the vast, verdant expanse of Greene-Sullivan State Forest acting as a buffer between the memory of industry and the quietude of the present. Even in the deepest parts of Possum Hollow, one can sense the enduring character of a locality that has weathered the passage of time without losing its essential, grounded composure.

About This Coalmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coalmont, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.189623, -87.219495. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Coalmont includes the ZIP code (47845), telephone area code (765), county seat of Clay County (Brazil), and school district assignment (Shakamak Schools Metropolitan School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.