Coal Mountain is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Forsyth County

Forsyth County, Georgia

Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Cumming, Georgia. Forsyth County is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. The Coal Mountain area lies at the intersection of GA-369

Georgia State Route 369

State Route 369 begins at its intersection with State Route 20 east of Canton and travels to the east, through unincorporated and generally rural areas of Cherokee and Forsyth counties...

 and SR-9

Georgia State Route 9

State Route 9 is a north–south highway running from Atlanta to just north of Dahlonega. It overlaps U.S. 19 from along 14th Street, in northwest Atlanta, to Roswell Road at I-285, in Sandy Springs. It is also concurrent with U.S. 19 from Dahlonega to its northern terminus at US 129...

. It was once home to a post office

Post office

A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...

 that served the small community.
North Forsyth High School

North Forsyth High School (Georgia)

North Forsyth High School is a public high school located in Cumming, Georgia a suburb northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The school is located at 3635 Coal Mountain Drive, Cumming, Georgia 30041. It is 1 of 5 high schools in the Forsyth County School District, and serves students residing in Cumming,...

, North Forsyth Middle School, Coal Mountain Elementary School, Coal Mountain Park, Coal Mountain Baptist Church, and Mountain Lake Community Churchare all located in Coal Mountain. It lies at an elevation of 1220 feet (372 m).