Category:Vermilion-County

County Coal Data

Mines that Appear in Vermilion-County

*9998 & 9999 = Unknown dates

Unlocated Mines in Vermilion-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: Brick house near Danville abandoned on account of danger by room-and-pillar mining of a 6-foot coal at a depth of about 200 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Publication: Fig. 42 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois
Library No.: M-1007
Caption: Brick house near Danville abandoned on account of danger by room-and-pillar mining of a 6-foot coal at a depth of about 200 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-1008
Caption: Brick house near Danville abandoned on account of danger by room-and-pillar mining of a 6-foot coal at a depth of about 200 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-1009
Caption: Brick house near Danville abandoned on account of danger by room-and-pillar mining of a 6-foot coal at a depth of about 200 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-1010
Caption: Brick house near Danville abandoned on account of danger by room-and-pillar mining of a 6-foot coal at a depth of about 200 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-1011
Caption: Pond caused by subsidence at Westville, Vermilion County, where 6 feet of coal was removed by room-and-pillar mining at a depth of 210 feet. Levels at surface show maximum depth of sag to by 4.7 feet.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Publication: Fig. 30 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois
Library No.: M-813
Caption: Open space south of Danville about 200 feet square in cornfield, indicating that area is not tilled because water stands over the sage in the spring.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: pre-1914
Publication: Fig. 31 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois
Library No.: M-821
Caption: Pit hole filled with rubbish at the Electric mine near Danville
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Publication: Fig. 35 Cooperative Bulletin 17 – Subsidence in Illinois
Library No.: M-822
Caption: Subsidence Kelly No 5 Mine
(Mine Index:3740)
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: Pre-1914
Library No.: M-929
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Library No.: M-932
Caption: South of shaft, 3 feet deep
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Library No.: M-933
Caption: Kellyville No. 3 Near Electric mine Danville District. 8 foot diameter, 3 feet deep.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Library No.: M-934
Caption: Ash filled road washed away.
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Library No.: M-938
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey