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History · Coalton

32% of Coalton’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1946 on and the census since 1920.

0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Coalton’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Coalton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Coalton’s homes were built before 1957.
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The story so far

Coalton, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coalton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Coalton is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 317 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 304 to 317 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Coalton on the map, 1946 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Coalton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Coalton on the 1946 USGS mapCoalton on the 1980 USGS mapCoalton on the 1998 USGS map1946Nokomis sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Coalton.

People over time

Coalton, census by census

02004006008001,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 991

Between 304 and 991 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Coalton’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Coalton

Nobody well known was born in Coalton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Harold OsbornAthletics competitor · b. 1899
Matt HughesAmerican mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1973
Harry BellaverAmerican actor · b. 1905
Ray SchalkAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1892
Garet GarrettAmerican journalist · b. 1878
Frank S. DicksonAmerican politician · b. 1876
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Reliance Mine Number 9mine

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.