Coalfield, Tennessee
Encyclopedia
Coalfield is an unincorporated community
in Morgan County, Tennessee
, United States
.
Coalfield is between Wartburg
and Oliver Springs
on Tennessee State Route 62
. To the west are Frozen Head State Park
and the community of Joyner, Tennessee
.
Coalfield's name reflects its history as a mining
community. It was the site of Coalfield Camp No. 1 and Coalfield Camp No. 2.
A Morgan County public school, the Coalfield School, is located in the community. It includes all grades from kindergarten
to grade 12. The school use the Yellow Jackets as the mascot for its sports teams. Robert (Bob) Bennett is the current principal.
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 Morgan County, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, United States
United States
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.
Coalfield is between Wartburg
Wartburg, Tennessee
Wartburg is a city in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 890 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County.-Geography:...
and Oliver Springs
Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Oliver Springs is a town in Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its population was 3,303 at the 2000 census. It is included in the "Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area", which consists of Roane County....
on Tennessee State Route 62
Tennessee State Route 62
State Route 62 is a west-to-east highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee that is 83 miles long. It is designated as a primary route.State Route 62 begins in Putnam County at State Route 84; it ends in Knox County at State Route 71....
. To the west are Frozen Head State Park
Frozen Head State Park
Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area is a state park in Morgan County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park, situated in the Crab Orchard Mountains between the city of Wartburg and the community of Petros, contains some of the highest mountains in Tennessee west of the Blue...
and the community of Joyner, Tennessee
Joyner, Tennessee
Joyner is an unincorporated town in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. Joyner is between Wartburg and Oliver Springs on Tennessee State Route 62. Frozen Head State Park is nearby. Joyner's elementary school serves both Joyner and the town of Petros to the north....
.
Coalfield's name reflects its history as a mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
community. It was the site of Coalfield Camp No. 1 and Coalfield Camp No. 2.
A Morgan County public school, the Coalfield School, is located in the community. It includes all grades from kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to grade 12. The school use the Yellow Jackets as the mascot for its sports teams. Robert (Bob) Bennett is the current principal.