Farmville

Farmville is a community in southeastern , , United States, which was once called Coal Glen. The area was the site of coal mining activities from the 18th century up the mid-1950s, and was the site of the 1925 Coal Glen mine disaster.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 4,610 residents
  • Description: unincorporated community in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: Coalgen”, “Farmville, Chatham County, North Carolina”, “Farmville, NC”, and “Farmville, North Carolina

Places of Interest

Highlights include Endor Iron Furnace.

Ruins
The was an iron furnace that operated from 1861–1864 and again from 1870–1871, near , . It was constructed between 1862 and 1864 to take advantage of the iron deposits along the .

Farmville

Latitude
35.57071° or 35° 34′ 15″ north
Longitude
-79.22002° or 79° 13′ 12″ west
Population
4,610
Elevation
282 feet (86 metres)
Open location code
8772HQCH+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158293185
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4465983
Wiki­data ID
Q30587766
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Farmville” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Farmville
  • Chinese: 法姆維爾 (北卡羅萊納州查塔姆縣)
  • Chinese: 法姆維爾
  • Dutch: Farmville
  • Vietnamese: Farmville, Bắc Carolina
  • Vietnamese: Farmville, North Carolina
  • Vietnamese: Farmville, Quận Chatham, North Carolina
  • Vietnamese: Farmville

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