Coalton Ohio Map

About Coalton, Ohio

Coalton is a locality in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 445. The population density is 309.6 people per km². Coalton is located at 39.1137°N, 82.6113°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Coalton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45621, 45692.

Coalton emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of earth and memory, defined by the persistent, dark ribbon of Pigeon Creek that cuts through the topography. It lies 25.0 miles southeast of Chillicothe, OH (from Chillicothe, OH: bearing 127°T), and is situated 4.5 miles north-northeast of Jackson. The surrounding terrain is a mosaic of dense woodland and sudden, sharp declivities, where the deep green canopy of the Richland Furnace State Forest looms only a few miles to the west. To the south, the land dips into the quiet shadows of Grace Hollow, while the rugged profile of Tick Ridge marks the horizon with a jagged, gray insistence. Just a mile away, the Coalton Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tall grass and scrub, a place where the light at dusk settles heavy and gold upon the fields, illuminating the subtle rise and fall of a geography carved by ancient, slow-moving water.

Coalton bears the weight of an industrial legacy in its soil, a history written in the discarded slag and the hollowed remnants of mines that once dictated the pulse of the local economy. The town maintains a rhythmic, unadorned existence, far removed from the clamor of the coast and anchored instead by the stillness of Gallahan Pond. Residents navigate a landscape where the past is rarely spoken but always present, visible in the weathered foundations of old structures and the quiet persistence of the vegetation reclaiming the earth. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the shifting seasons that color the dense woods and the long, cooling shadows cast by the distant ridges, creating a space where the quiet dignity of the land remains the most enduring feature.

About This Coalton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coalton, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.113683, -82.611275. 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 Coalton includes the ZIP code (45621, 45692), telephone area code (937), county seat of Jackson County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Wellston City 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.