Oakwood Quadrangle
Mining in the Oakwood Quadrangle
Mining in this quadrangle began about 1890 with the Missionfield Mine (mine index 3838) and the Fairmount Mine (mine index 3672) and continued through each decade with various mines until ending in 1984, when the Illinois & West Virginia Coal Company closed its operations on the east side of the quadrangle (mine index 1006).
The Danville seam was the only coal mined here, ranging from 4.5 to 6 feet thick. The roof was often poor, with a massive sandy gray shale that came down easily. Horsebacks and rolls were present, but did not appear to greatly hinder mining. The mines on the east side of the quadrangle were shallow and sometimes had water problems, with seepage through joints and cracks in the shale from the Quaternary deposits above.
Note that many of the mines are located within a column of irregular sections. The locations given in this directory follow the convention of orienting the quarter-sections originating at the southeast corner of the section (see page 6, under ‘Shaft, slope, drift or tipple locations’)
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Coal Mines In Illinois Oakwood Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Oakwood Quadrangle
| Combined | County | |
|---|---|---|
| 0097 | Jordan Coal Company, Jordan Mine D. A. Morin and Secan Nevario, Jordan Mine William Woods, Woods Mine Fairmount Coal Company, Fairmount Mine Chicago Collieries Company, Chicago Collieries No. 3 Mine Fairmount Coal Company, Fairmount No. 1 Mine | Vermilion |
| 0660 | Harry Brown Coal Company, Brown No. 2 Mine Brown Coal Company, Brown No. 2 Mine Brown Coal Company, Oakwood Mine | Vermilion |
| 1006 | Lee Coal Company, Oakwood No. 2 Mine Illinois and West Virginia Coal Company, Illinois Mine | Vermilion |
| 3672 | Fairmount Coal Mining Company, Fairmount Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Fairmount Mine | Vermilion |
| 3677 | Alldredge Brothers Coal Company, Alldredge Mine Alldredge Coal Company, Alldredge Mine | Vermilion |
| 3823 | Lakeside Coal Company, Lakeside Mine | Vermilion |
| 3830 | Electric Coal Company, Electric No. 4 Mine United Electric Coal Company, United Electric No. 4 Mine | Vermilion |
| 3831 | Oakwood Coal Company, Oakwood No. 1 Mine South Oakwood Coal Company, South Oakwood Mine | Vermilion |
| 3832 | James H. Crawford Coal Company, Crawford Mine | Vermilion |
| 3833 | Scarce Brothers Coal Company, Scarce Mine Alva Worley Coal Company, Worley Mine Auter and Sons Coal Company, Auter Mine Worley Coal Company, Worley Mine | Vermilion |
| 3835 | DuVall and Lewis and Company, DuVall and Lewis Mine DeValley Brothers, DeValley Mine | Vermilion |
| 3836 | Cobert Brothers, Cobert Brothers Mine William Winehouse, Winehouse Mine Charles Winehouse, Winehouse Mine | Vermilion |
| 3837 | Black Diamond Coal Company, Black Diamond Coal Company Mine | Vermilion |
| 3838 | Butler Brothers Coal Company, Missionfield Mine Consolidated Coal Company, Missionfield Mine Salt Fork Coal Company, Missionfield Mine Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Missionfield Mine | Vermilion |
| 3848 | Missionfield Coal Company, Missionfield No. 3 Mine Electric Coal Company, Electric No. 3 Mine | Vermilion |
| 3877 | Dixon Block Coal Company, Walnut Grove Mine | Vermilion |
| 3878 | Joseph H. Mauck, Mauck Mine Central Coal Company, Central No. 1 Mine W. D. Mauck Coal Company, Mauck Mine Central Coal Company, Central Mine Central Coal Company, Central No. 2 Mine | Vermilion |
| 3879 | M. and F. France, France Mine S. and M. France, France Mine France Brothers, France Brothers Mine France and Drake, France and Drake Mine Daniel France and Son, France Mine France Brothers, France Mine Crawford Brothers, Crawford Mine | Vermilion |
| 3880 | Lorenzo Balducki, Balducki Mine | Vermilion |
| 3882 | Muncie Coal Company, Muncie No. 1 Mine Entre Nous Coal Company, Muncie Mine F. W. Davis, Muncie Mine Atherton Coal Company, Atherton No. 1 Mine Central Coal and Coke of Chicago, Muncie Mine Vermilion Valley Mining Company, Vermilion Valley Mine Frank Davis, Muncie Mine Bushong Brothers, Muncie Mine | Vermilion |
| 3884 | Lorenzo Baldueki, Baldueki Mine | Vermilion |
Unlocated Mines
Vermilion County
| Combined | City | |
|---|---|---|
| 91830033 | George Holton, Holton Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830145a | Lewis Dillon, Dillon Mine | Humrick (City) |
| 91830222 | S. E. Bryant, Bryant Mine C. S. Bryant, Bryant Mine S. C. Bryant, Bryant Mine Martin Samuel, Samuel Mine | Grape Creek (City) |
| 91830318a | Standard Coal Company, Standard Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830571 | Shuman and Son Coal Company, Shuman Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830077 | Charles Moran, Moran Mine Edward Moran, Moran Mine | Grape Creek (City) |
| 91830001 | W. J. Moore, Moore Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830002 | Fred France, France Mine | |
| 91830004a | Mrs. Hall, Hall Mine | Catlin (City) |
| 91830004b | William Hall, Hall Mine | Fairmount (City) |
| 91830005 | Charles Tilton, Tilton Mine | Fairmount (City) |
| 91830006 | William Kelly, Kelly Mine John Kelly, Kelly Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830007 | John E. Lloyd, Lloyd No. 1 Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830008 | John E. Davis, Davis Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830009 | William Davis, Davis Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830010 | C. Dobbins, Dobbins Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830011 | M. Mitchell, Mitchell Mine | Grape Creek (City) |
| 91830012 | J. Tuttle, Tuttle Mine F. A. Tuttle, Tuttle Mine | Grape Creek (City) |
| 91830013 | Kirkland Brothers, Kirkland Mine | Grape Creek (City) |
| 91830014 | Alvin Jenkins, Jenkins Mine George W. Benson, Benson Mine | Danville (City) |
| 91830016a | Balser Bensill, Bensill Mine | Danville (City) |
Pages in category "Oakwood Quadrangle"
The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total.
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- FileList:M0097 MSHA 725 01
- FileList:M0097 MSHA 778 01
- FileList:M0660 MSHA 1032 01
- FileList:M0660 MSHA 923 01
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- FileList:M1006 6-304
- FileList:M3672 MSHA 1041 01
- FileList:M3832 MSHA 841 01
- FileList:M3848 MSHA 772 01
- FileList:M3877 IL 1897 01
- FileList:M3878 IL 1896 01
- FileList:M3878 MSHA 716
- FileList:M3879 MSHA 1038 01
- FileList:M3882 MSHA 1155 01
- FileList:M3882 quade
- FileList:M3884 MSHA 984 01
- FileList:M3886 MSHA 842 01
- FileList:M6579 IL 1838 01
- FileList:M7969 IL 2666 01
- FileList:M7972 IL 1862 01
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