Category:Sangamon-County

County Coal Data

Mines that Appear in Sangamon-County

*9998 & 9999 = Unknown dates

Unlocated Mines in Sangamon-County

Mine that have known coal production but no known location

Historical Mined Out Area Maps

WPA

These maps were constructed as part of the nationwide Works Projects Administration (WPA), generally between 1934 and 1937 with some later updates or revisions,

Disclaimer
Maps for some locations might have multiple versions/seams, please inspected these areas closely for differences.
Notes and corrections were made by ISGS staff.
These maps are reproductions from microfilm, they may be of poor quality with text difficult to read.

Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, Preliminary Reports on Subsidence Investigations

Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, Preliminary Reports on Subsidence Investigations (refered by Coal Section Staff as "Quade Maps")
Mining engineers working for the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis mapped areas of subsidence due to coal mining in the early 1930s. These reports often include county maps of mine properties with mined-out areas including shaft locations, as well as subsidence areas.

Disclaimer
Maps for some locations might have multiple versions/seams, please inspected these areas closely for differences.
These maps are accompanied by a report, please download and inspect this document.
Notes and corrections were made by ISGS staff.

Photographs

Caption: Houses in northwest Springfield for which claims were paid by a mining company for damages caused by mining coal 5 feet 9 inches thick at a depth of about 200 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Publication: Fig. 44 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois
Library No.: M-1003
Caption: Houses in northwest Springfield for which claims were paid by a mining company for damages caused by mining coal 5 feet 9 inches thick at a depth of about 200 feet. See M-1003 and M-1006
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-1004
Caption: Houses in northwest Springfield for which claims were paid by a mining company for damages caused by mining coal 5 feet 9 inches thick at a depth of about 200 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-1005
Caption: Houses in northwest Springfield for which claims were paid by a mining company for damages caused by mining coal 5 feet 9 inches thick at a depth of about 200 feet. See M-1004
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Library No.: M-1006
Caption: IL Central looking North from Madison shaft Divernon--sag in tracks and fill on rightt tracks
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Library No.: M-1047
Caption: Springfield Colliery Company, Sangamon County. The A-frame structure in the center of the photography is the headframe, supporting cables from the engine house on the right. The shaft is below the tower. The structure on the left is the tipple, or loading platform, and the sorting shed is above the tipple.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Circa 1910