Oak Hill Quadrangle
Mining in the Oak Hill Quadrangle
Coal mining was taking place in the Oak Hill Quadrangle before 1873, as evidenced by several mines shown on the 1873 atlas of Peoria County in the southeastern corner of the quadrangle, near Kramm and Edwards Station (as it was known at that time).
Most of the mines accessed the Springfield Coal, particularly those mines in the southern and eastern parts of the quadrangle. The Springfield Coal was usually about 4 feet thick, and could be accessed by drift and shallow entries. Horsebacks were common. The mines further away from Edwards and Kramm were usually small, operated less than 20 years, and undermined only a few acres. The large surface mine in the southern part of the quadrangle (Elm Mine, mine index 0887) only mined the Herrin Coal, which was also underground-mined in the western part of the quadrangle, especially in the ravines near Brimfield (in 18-T10N-R6E and 13-T10N-R5E).
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Coal Mines In Illinois Oak Hill Quadrangle
Mines that Appear on the Oak Hill Quadrangle
| Combined | County | |
|---|---|---|
| 0887 | Peabody Coal Company, Elm No. 1 and Bright Star No. 2 Mine Midland Coal Company, Elm Mine | Peoria |
| 3050 | John C. Johnson, Johnson Mine Johnson and Snider, Johnson and Snider Mine Peter Johnson, Johnson Mine Henry F. Johnson, Johnson Mine Johnson and Sargent, Johnson and Sargent Mine Frank Williams and Earl Mohn, Williams and Mohn Mine | Peoria |
| 3051 | Joe Burdess, Burdess Mine Patterson Coal Company, Patterson Mine Hi Way Coal Company, Hi Way Mine Peter D. Hoffman Coal Company, Hoffman Mine | Peoria |
| 3052 | Maple Ridge Coal Company, Maple Ridge Mine | Peoria |
| 3053 | John Price, Price Mine Forrest French, French Mine Joe C. Turner, Turner Mine Red Bird Coal Company, Red Bird Mine Lawrence Dawson, Dawson Mine | Peoria |
| 3054 | Lawrence Dawson, Dawson Mine Nixon Run Coal Company, Nixon Run Mine Oak Hill Mining Company, Oak Hill Mine | Peoria |
| 3055 | Seghi Brothers, Sunnyside Mine Virgil Brown, Sunnyside Mine Sunnyside Coal Company, Sunnyside Mine | Peoria |
| 3091 | Pemble and Howe Coal Company, Pemble and Howe Mine | Peoria |
| 3092 | Frank Murnan Coal Company, Murnan Mine James W. Rowcliffe Coal Company, Rowcliffe Mine L. Martin, Rowcliffe Mine Shaw Brothers, Rowcliffe Mine Youngman Coal Company, Rowcliffe Mine | Peoria |
| 3093 | Robins Nest Coal Company, Robins Nest Mine Albrecht Coal Company, Albrecht No. 4 Mine Lingenfelter Coal Company, Lingenfelter No. 5 Mine | Peoria |
| 3094 | George Aman, Aman Mine Gruber Brothers, Gruber Mine Gruber Brothers and Henry Coal Company, Gruber and Henry Mine | Peoria |
| 3096 | Turner and Son, Turner Mine George W. Turner, Turner Mine | Peoria |
| 3103 | Wilkinson and Wantling, Wilkinson and Wantling Mine J. H. Wilkinson, Wilkinson Mine Burlington Coal Company, Burlington Mine J. Wilkinson, Wilkinson Mine | Peoria |
| 5862 | Layne’s Coal Company, Layne's No. 3 Mine | Peoria |
| 5863 | Layne’s Coal Company, Layne No. 2 Mine | Peoria |
| 5864 | Peoria | |
| 5865 | Peoria | |
| 5867 | Jesse French, French Mine | Peoria |
| 5868 | Peoria | |
| 5869 | Layne's Coal Company, Layne No. 5 Mine | Peoria |
| 5872 | Layne's Coal Company, Layne No. 1 Mine | Peoria |
Unlocated Mines
Peoria County
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