Illinois Dept of Natural Resources. Illinois State Geological Survey
DIRECTORY OF COAL MINES FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS May 12, 2000 ISGS
COMPANY NAME MINE NAME MINE MINE METHOD YEARS SEAM MINED COUNTY LOCATION
INDEX NO. TYPE OPERATED TWP RGE SEC

2068 KING,W AARON,5S-3E,SEC 14? KING STRIP 1891-94 FLANNIGAN FRANKLIN 5S 3E 14 Ewing Twp
53 ZEIGLER C C ZEIGLER 1 SHAFT RPP 1903-09 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 13 Six Mile Twp
51 DERING COAL CO DERING 11 SHAFT RPP 1904-09 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 18 Frankfort Twp
432 BENTON C C BENTON 1 SHAFT RPB 1905-23 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 19 Benton Twp
50 FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION FRANKLIN SHAFT RPP 1907-07 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 2E 19 Barren Twp
2071 BIG MUDDY & CARTERVILLE C C BIG MUDDY 2 SHAFT MRP 1907-10 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 33 Six Mile Twp
56 REND,WILLIAM P COLL CO REND 1 SHAFT RPP 1907-20 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 4 Browning Twp
256 DERING COAL CO DERING 18 SHAFT RPP 1908-09 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
50 SESSER C C SESSER 1 SHAFT 1907-08 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 2E 19 Barren Twp
58 UNITED C C CHRISTOPHER 1 SHAFT RPP 1907-10 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 30 Browning Twp
57 BIG MUDDY & CARTERVILLE C C BIG MUDDY 1 SHAFT RPP 1907-14 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 28 Six Mile Twp
434 ZEIGLER DISTRICT COLLIERY CO NORTH MINE 1 SHAFT 1907-15 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 24 Tyrone Twp
50 FRANKLIN COUNTY COLLIERY CO FRANKLIN 1 SHAFT 1908-11 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 2E 19 Barren Twp
52 HART-WILLIAMS C C HART-WILLIAMS 1 SHAFT MRP 1908-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 30 Benton Twp
53 BELL & ZOLLER MNG CO BELL & ZOLLER SHAFT 1909-11 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 13 Six Mile Twp
51 BRAZIL BLOCK C C BRAZIL 11 SHAFT 1909-12 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 18 Frankfort Twp
256 BRAZIL BLOCK C C BRAZIL 18 SHAFT 1909-12 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
421 SOUTHERN ILL COAL & COKE MORGAN SHAFT RPP 1909-14 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
140 CARROLL & FRANKLIN COUNTIES HANAFORD 1 SHAFT MRP 1909-14 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 35 Benton Twp
143 WILMINGTON STAR C C WILMINGTON STAR 8 SHAFT RPP 1910-11 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 25 Denning Twp
58 UNITED C C UNITED 1 SHAFT 1910-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 30 Browning Twp
2071 FRANKLIN COAL & COKE FRANKLIN 2 SHAFT 1910-24 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 33 Six Mile Twp
143 OHIO VALLEY C C OHIO VALLEY 8 SHAFT 1911-13 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 25 Denning Twp
433 WEST FRANKFORT C C WEST 1 SHAFT MRP 1911-19 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
53 BELL & ZOLLER C & MNG C ZEIGLER 1 SHAFT 1911-49 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 13 Six Mile Twp
665 UNITED COAL MNG CO CHRISTOPHER 2 SHAFT RPP 1911-15 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 20 Browning Twp
50 SESSER COAL CO SESSER 1 SHAFT 1911-20 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 2E 19 Barren Twp
51 DERING COAL CO DERING 11 SHAFT 1912-16 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 18 Frankfort Twp
256 DERING COAL CO DERING 18 SHAFT 1912-16 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
666 CHRISTOPHER COAL CO CHRISTOPHER 1 SHAFT RPP 1913-15 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 14 Tyrone Twp
505 CHI,WILMINGTON & VERMILION ORIENT 1 SHAFT RPP 1913-15 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 10 Denning Twp
143 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 8 SHAFT 1913-53 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 25 Denning Twp
421 TAYLOR MNG CO POSSUM RIDGE SHAFT 1914-16 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
140 BENTON DISTRICT C C HANAFORD 1 SHAFT 1914-16 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 35 Benton Twp
57 FRANKLIN COAL & COKE FRANKLIN 1 SHAFT 1914-24 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 28 Six Mile Twp
448 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 9 SHAFT RPP 1914-68 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 20 Frankfort Twp
666 CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER 2 SHAFT 1915-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 14 Tyrone Twp
434 CHRISTOPHER COAL CO CHRISTOPHER 1 SHAFT 1915-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 24 Tyrone Twp
665 UNITED C C UNITED 2 SHAFT 1915-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 20 Browning Twp
505 CHI,WILMINGTON & FRANKLIN ORIENT 1 SHAFT 1915-55 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 10 Denning Twp
256 PRODUCERS C C PRODUCERS 18 SHAFT 1916-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
51 PRODUCERS C C PRODUCERS 19 SHAFT 1916-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 18 Frankfort Twp
139 U S FUEL CO MIDDLEFORK 1 SHAFT RPP 1916-17 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 21 Benton Twp
421 TAYLOR C C POSSUM RIDGE 5 SHAFT 1916-23 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
140 LOGAN,JOHN A LOGAN 1 SHAFT 1916-18 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 35 Benton Twp
52 TAYLOR COLLIERIES C TAYLOR 6 SHAFT 1917-18 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 30 Benton Twp
134 MODERN C C MODERN 1 SHAFT RPP 1917-20 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 1E 12 Goode Twp
256 BY-PRODUCTS COKE CORP BY-PRODUCTS 18 SHAFT 1917-23 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
51 BY-PRODUCTS COKE CORP BY-PRODUCTS 19 SHAFT 1917-23 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 18 Frankfort Twp
434 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 10 SHAFT 1917-26 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 24 Tyrone Twp
139 MIDDLEFORK C C MIDDLEFORK SHAFT 1917-26 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 21 Benton Twp
147 WESTERN C C BUSH 2 SHAFT RPP 1917-28 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 31 Six Mile Twp
58 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 12 SHAFT 1917-38 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 30 Browning Twp
666 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 11 SHAFT 1917-54 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 14 Tyrone Twp
665 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 14 SHAFT 1917-60 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 20 Browning Twp
52 CHI,WILMINGTON & FRANKLIN HART-WILLIAMS SHAFT 1918-19 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 30 Benton Twp
140 BLACK STAR C C LOGAN 1 SHAFT 1918-31 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 35 Benton Twp
2070 FRANKLIN COUNTY MNG CO FRANKLIN SHAFT RPP 1918-33 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 17 Benton Twp
136 VALIER C C VALIER 1 SHAFT HER 1918-52 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 1 Tyrone Twp
52 BENTON COAL MNG CO BENTON 2 SHAFT 1919-20 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 30 Benton Twp
52 BENTON C C BENTON 2 SHAFT 1920-23 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 30 Benton Twp
56 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 19 SHAFT 1920-26 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 4 Browning Twp
433 SOUTHERN GEM C C SOUTH GEM 1 SHAFT 1919-28 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
134 SOUTHERN GEM C C SOUTHERN GEM 2 SHAFT 1920-27 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 1E 12 Goode Twp
50 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 16 SHAFT 1920-31 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 2E 19 Barren Twp
145 BELL & ZOLLER C & MNG C BELL & ZOLLER 2 SHAFT 1920-51 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 26 Six Mile Twp
428 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 15 SHAFT RPP 1920-54 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 35 Denning Twp
366 CHI,WILMINGTON & FRANKLIN ORIENT 2 SHAFT RPP 1922-58 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 13 Denning Twp
52 CHI,WILMINGTON & FRANKLIN BENTON 2 SHAFT 1923-24 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 30 Benton Twp
256 PEABODY C C PEABODY 18 SHAFT 1923-25 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
432 CHI,WILMINGTON & FRANKLIN BENTON 1 SHAFT 1923-26 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 19 Benton Twp
51 INDUSTRIAL C C INDUSTRIAL 19 SHAFT 1923-28 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 18 Frankfort Twp
421 FRANKLIN COUNTY C C ENERGY 5 SHAFT 1923-51 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 33 Denning Twp
57 FRANKLIN COUNTY C C FRANKLIN 7 SHAFT 1924-52 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 28 Six Mile Twp
2071 FRANKLIN COUNTY C C FRANKLIN 11 SHAFT 1925-25 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 33 Six Mile Twp
256 INDUSTRIAL C C PEABODY 18 SHAFT 1925-28 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
433 BREWERTON C C BREWERTON 21 SHAFT 1928-33 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
134 BREWERTON C C BREWERTON 22 SHAFT 1928-35 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 1E 12 Goode Twp
51 PEABODY C C PEABODY 19 SHAFT 1928-36 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 18 Frankfort Twp
256 PEABODY C C PEABODY 18 SHAFT 1928-47 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 8 Frankfort Twp
134 INTERSTATE C C INTERSTATE 22 SHAFT 1929-35 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 1E 12 Goode Twp
2070 BENTON FRANKLIN C C BENTON SHAFT 1933-34 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 17 Benton Twp
433 WEST FRANKFORT COAL CORP WEST MINE 21 SHAFT 1933-35 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
2070 FRANKLIN COUNTY COAL MNG CO FRANKLIN SHAFT 1934-35 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 17 Benton Twp
433 WEST MINE COAL CORP WEST SHAFT 1935-35 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 INTERSTATE C C INTERSTATE 21 SHAFT 1935-36 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 FRANKFORT COAL CORP FRANKFORT 21 SHAFT 1936-37 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
433 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CONST CO WEST MINE 21 SHAFT 1937-38 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 24 Denning Twp
735 FRANKLIN COUNTY C C FRANKLIN 15 SLOPE MRP 1949-53 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 1E 32 Six Mile Twp
136 OLD BEN C C VALIER 22 SHAFT 1952-60 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 1E 1 Tyrone Twp
366 FREEMAN C C ORIENT 2 SHAFT 1958-59 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 13 Denning Twp
366 ORIENT NUMBER TWO C C ORIENT 2 SHAFT 1959-60 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 2E 13 Denning Twp
847 FREEMAN C C ORIENT 5 SHAFT RPP 1960-72 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 3E 34 Benton Twp
863 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 21 SHAFT HER 1960-92 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 2E 8 Barren Twp
866 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 24 SHAFT 1965-96 HERRIN FRANKLIN 6S 2E 11 Browning Twp
879 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 26 SHAFT HER 1968-96 HERRIN FRANKLIN 5S 2E 20 Barren Twp
962 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 25 SHAFT LW 1977-94 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 26 Frankfort Twp
975 OLD BEN C C OLD BEN 27 SHAFT LW 1978-84 HERRIN FRANKLIN 7S 3E 25 Frankfort Twp