Farmville is a community in southeastern Chatham County, North Carolina, 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.
By the time of the 1925 disaster, the town consisted of several homes and a company store.
The Deep River coal field, long, included the Coal Glen and Egypt (Cumnock) mines.
A historical marker noting the mine disaster was dedicated June 3, 2017 at Farmville Community Church at U.S. 15-501 and Walter Bright Road north of Sanford.
Geography Farmville is located at latitude 35|34|15|N| and longitude 79|13|12|W. The elevation is .
References
UNC Library: This Month in North Carolina History: The Coal Glen Mine Disaster William S. Powell, The North Carolina Gazetteer (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1968).
External links Coal Glen Mine Disaster website