The Coal Valley Mining Company was formed in 1856. The men who incorporated the company were Holmes Hakes, Charles Buford, S. S. Guyer, Ben Harper and N. B. Buford. They gave the community its name. The booming years for coal mining in Coal Valley were from the 1850s to about the middle of the 1870s. Over the years other mining companies moved in. 1942 saw the end of coal mining in and around the community.
The Coal Valley Mining Company was formed in 1856 The men who incorporated the company were Holmes Hakes Charles Buford S S Guyer Ben Harper and N B Buford They gave the community its name The booming years for coal mining in Coal Valley were from the 1850s to about the middle of the 1870s Over the years other mining companies moved in 1942 saw the end of coal mining in and around the community