APPALACHIAN COALFIELDS
A Scrapbook of Appalachian Coal Towns
(This website lovingly hand-coded in HTML, as learned from the book, "HTML For Dummies" in the 1990s.)
as seen in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
and the Charleston Gazette
and the Big Stone Gap Post
"Amazingly thorough, obsessively comprehensive documentation of coal mines and coal mining towns in the Appalachian mountain area. " - Encyclopedia of Forlorn Places.
NORTHERN ALABAMA (AND GEORGIA)
THE RUST BELT - COAL'S DESTINATION
Thank you to all who bought my photo books "Exploring Appalachia's Coalfields" and "Exploring the Rust Belt." They are now out-
of-print.
All original content copyright 2001-2024 by Chris DellaMea
Email me: coalcampusa "at" yahoo "dot" com
If you "borrow" pictures created by me from this website then please credit either "coalcampusa.com" or "Chris DellaMea" when you use the image. The rest of the images aren't mine. Thank you.
Thanks to all who viewed the exhibit of 25 of my photographs at the National Slovak Society Museum in McMurray; then at the Coal and Coke Heritage Center in Uniontown;
and finally at the Windber Coal Heritage Center near Johnstown.
Click here to see where Coalcampusa has taken photos in Google Earth
This is a map I made several years ago allowing a tourist to see much of the Appalachian Coalfield using U.S. Route 119. I don't know if all of the features that I delineated are still in existence, though. But they were at the time.
MAP OF ALL COAL CAMPS - CLICK ON MAP FOR FULL SIZE PDF:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WINDING GULF COALFIELD
Affinity, Alpoca, Covel, Eccles, Fireco, Glen Rogers,Coal camps Along Winding Gulf Creek: Big Stick, Helen, Hotcoal, Woodbay, and Ury (Cooktown);
Itmann, McAlpin, Mead (Vanwood), Mullens, Pemberton, Rhodell, Sabine, Slab Fork, Tralee, Coal camps along Stonecoal Creek: Besoco, East Gulf, Lego, Lillybrook;
Stotesbury, Tams, Whitby, Abney, Winding Gulf, Wyco, Glen White, Misc. coal camps: Mead Poca, Stephenson, Sullivan, Abney
Ames, Ansted, Beury, Brooklyn, Caperton, Carlisle (Oakwood), Claremont, Cranberry, Derryhale, Elverton, Fayette, Fire Creek, Glen Jean, Greenwood, Harvey, Kaymoor, Kilsyth, Klondyke/Dunloup, Laurel Creek, Layland, Lochgelly, Lookout, Mabscott, MacDonald,
Minden, Mount Hope, Nuttalburg, Price Hill, Prince, Prudence, Quinnimont, Raleigh, Scarbro, Sewell, Skelton, Sprague, Stanaford, Stone Cliff, Summerlee, Sun, Red Ash, Rush Run, Terry, Thayer, Thurmond, Turkey Knob, Weirwood, Whipple, Wickham,
Winona, and McKendree Road
Algoma, Algonquin, Amonate, Arista, Ashland, Bearwallow, Berwind, Bishop, Bradshaw, Bramwell, Canebrake, Capels, Caretta, Carswell, Coalwood, Coopers, Crumpler, Crystal, Cucumber, Dott, Elbert, Elkhorn, Filbert, Freeman, Gary, Gary No. 12 (Anawalt), Giatto, Gilliam, Goodwill, Hemphill, Hiawatha, Jenkinjones, Keystone, Kimball, Kyle, Leckie, Lamar, Landgraff (or Landgraaf), Maitland, Matoaka,
Maybeury, McComas, Northfork, Pageton, Piedmont, Powhatan, Ream, Six, Springton, Superor, Switchback,
Thorpe, Twin Branch, Upland, Venus, Vivian, Warriormine, Welch, Worth, Yukon
Ameagle, Barrett, Beards Fork, Black Betsy, Boomer, Burnwell, Cameo, Cannelton, Carbondale, Clinton, Clothier, Collinsdale, Decota, Dorothy, Eckman, Eunice, Garrison, Gordon, Harewood, High Coal, Jodie, Kimberly, Kingston, Leewood, Longacre, Mahan, Milburn, Montcoal, Nellis, Orgas, Powellton, Prenter, Raven-Peerless, Red Warrior, Ronda, Rumble, Standard, Stickney, Wharton, Widen, Danville Train Yard, and Catherine Tipple (Muddelty)
Anjean, Beelick Knob, Bellburn, Bellwood, Beurytown, Clearco, Crichton, Duo, Humoco, Leslie, Marfrance, Quinwood,
Amherstdale, Coal Mountain, Holden, Kopperston, Dehue, Earling, Emmett, Henlawson, Hutchinson, Latrobe, Lorado, Lundale, Lyburn, Lynco, Mallory, Marianna, Monaville, Omar, Rossmore, Stirrat, Taplin, Wilkinson, Wyoming ,
and Peach Creek rail yard
Borderland, Chattaroy, Cinderella, East Lynn, Lenore, Litwar, Matewan, Panther, Ragland, Rawl, Red Jacket, Stonecoal, Thacker
FAIRMONT-PHILLIPI COALFIELD
Century, Galloway, Rosemont, Dawmont, Osage, Richard, Cascade, Everttsvile, Dakota, Grant Town, Barrackville, Idamay, Monongah, Four States, Hutchinson, Owings, Pursglove,
Jere, Bretz (Elkins Coal & Coke coke ovens), Jamison No. 8 and 9, plus Federal No. 2 and Humphrey No. 7 mine
Windsor Heights, Triadelphia, Cliftonville, Virginville (Louise Mine),Shoemaker mine
Norton, Coalton, Harding, Parcoal, Adrian, Red Rock, Burnsville Train Yard
Thomas, Coketon, Pierce
CONNELLSVILLE COALFIELD
Adelaide, Alverton, Amend, Baggaley, Bessemer, Bitner, Calumet, Carpentertown, Coalbrook, Continental No. 2, Collier, Continental No. 3 (Newcomer), Grace, Hecla No. 1 (Southwest), Hope, Humphreys, Leisenring No. 1, Leisenring No. 2 (Bute),
Leisenring No. 3 (Monarch), Leith, Lemont Furnace, Mammoth,
McClure, Morewood, Oliphant Furnace, Oliver, Owensdale, Phillips, Revere, Shoaf, Standard, Tarrs, Trauger, United, Valley, Whitney, Wynn (Laughead), Youngstown
Allison No. 2, Allison, Bobtown, Briar Hill, Braden, Buffington, Burson, Crucible, Crystal, Grindstone, Daiseytown, Edenborn, Filbert, Footedale, Gates, Griffin, Hoover, Isabella, Lambert, Leckrone, Marianna, Mather, Maxwell, Moffitt-Sterling, Nemacolin, Orient, Outcrop, Pittgas, Poland Mine,
Ralph, Republic, Richeyville, Rose Mine (Rosedale), Rowes Run, Searights, Shamrock, Star Junction, Thompson No. 1, Thompson No. 2, Tower Hill No. 2, Vestaburg and LaBelle Prep Plant, Vesta No. 6 (Denbo), Williamstown,
plus Dillworth, Karen, Emerald, and Robena mines.
Acme Mines (Bentleyville), Arnold City, Atlasburg, Aurora Mine, Avella, Blaine, Catsburg, Cherry Valley, Cokeburg, Coverdale, Curry, Ellsworth, Essen, Francis, Gibson, Hazel Kirk, Hendersonville, Horning, Imperial, Jacob's Creek,
Linclon Hill, Manifold, Montour No. 2, Montour No. 4, Montour No. 9, Montour No. 10 (Library), Moon Run, Morris Mine, Muse, Ontario, Palanka (Midland), Pgh. Terminal Mine No. 3, Pricedale, Smithdale, Sqaw Mine, Studa, Van Meter, Van Voorhis,
Vesta No. 1, Victory, Waverly, Westland,
plus Belle Vernon coke ovens, Mathies and Maple Creek mines.
Aultman, Coal Run, Ernest, Iselin, McIntyre
Darragh, Edna No. 1, Edna No. 2, Herminie No. 1, Herminie No. 2, Patton, Scab Hill, Slickville, Trees Mills, Wyano, Yukon
WESTMORELAND (OR GREENSBURG) COALFIELD
Bovard, Brenizer, Carbon, Crabtree, Forbes Road, Greenwald, Hannahstown, Haydenville, Luxor, Roseytown, Salemville, Segar
Indian Head, Melcroft, Romney (Little Squaw), Sagamore (Big Chief)
Acosta, Boswell, Coleman, Friedens, Gray, Jenners, Quecreek, Reading Mines, Wilson Creek
Baker-Whitely, Beaverdale, Bens Creek, Blough, Cairnbrook, Ehrenfeld, Eureka No. 35 & 36, Eureka No. 37, Eureka No. 40 (Scalp Level), Eureka No. 42, Fiddlers Green, Gahagen, Hollsopple,
Jerome, Maple Ridge, Miller Shaft, Portage, Reitz No. 2, Sonman, Shoemaker, St. Michael, Tire Hill, Wilbur, Wilmore Heights
BLACK LICK (OR NANTY GLO) COALFIELD
Lucerne, Coy, Waterman, Luciusboro, Vintondale, Heilwood, Mentcle, Colver, Nanty Glo, Revloc
Bairdford, Barking, Cadogan, Creighton, Curtisville, Harmarville, Harwick, Indianola, Kinlock, Logans Ferry (Springfield Mine), Monarch Mine (Rural Ridge), Moween, Newfield, Pine Run, Renton, Russellton
Elbon, Brandy Camp, Toby, Coal Hollow, Dagus Mines
Riddlesburg, Robertsdale, Woodvale
Byrndale, Tyler
Adrain, Rossiter, Cascade mine, Helvetia, Stump Creek (Kramer), Pardus, Walston
CLEARFIELD/MOSHANNON COALFIELD
Almaden, Bald Hill, Croft, Eureka 28, Glen Richey, Woodland
Wilpen, Fort Palmer
Peale
Goodtown
Allport, Argyle, Bakerton, Bakerton, Barnesboro, Bennington, Coalport (Cambira Smokeless / Sunshine Mine), Cresson Shaft, Emeigh Run, Empire Mine, Glen White, Marsteller, Slickport, Spangler, St. Benedict, Watkins
Sagamore, NuMine, Yatesboro, Margaret
Kaylor, Bradys Bend, Oak Ridge
LOWER YOUGHIOGHENY COALFIELD
Crellin
Shallmar, Kitzmiller, Kempton
National, Barton, Franklin, Barrellville, Gilmore, Eckhart, Borden Shaft, Lonaconing
PITTSBURGH NO. 8 COALFIELD
Glen Robbins, Providence, Dillonvale, and Silver Spade shovel
AMSTERDAM-SALINEVILLE COALFIELD
Amsterdam, Wolf Run, Bergholz, Jessie Mine, Eagle Mine, Sterling Mine
Ava, Trail Run
Glouster, Murray City, Eclipse, Millfield, Hemlock, Congo, Haydenville
Coalton, Wellston
POCAHONTAS COALFIELD
Pocahontas, Boissevain, Bishop, Amonate
Jewell Ridge, Seaboard, Dante, Red Ash, Premier
Keen Mountain, Harman, Jewell Valley, Roseann, and Jewell Coal and Coke coke ovens.
BIG STONE GAP (SOUTHWESTERN) COALFIELD
Blackwood, Bonny Blue, Clinchco, Dante, Derby, Exeter, Keokee, Osaka, Roda, Steinman, Stonega, Tacoma, Toms Creek, Trammell
ELKHORN COALFIELD
Burdine, Dunham, Estill, Fleming, Garrett, Hemphill, Jenkins, McDowell, McRoberts, Millstone, Price, Seco, Wayland, Wheelwright
Aflex, Majestic, Stone, Freeburn
Ages, Benham, Brookside, Chevrolet, Closplint, Coalgood, Grays Knob, Kenvir, Kitts, Lynch, Mary Alice, Mary Helen, Totz, and Loyall train yard
Van Lear, Auxier, David
Beauty (Himlerville)
Stearns
CUMBERLAND GAP COALFIELD
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COALFIELD
WEST VIRGINIA
Weirton, Follansbee, Wheeling, Ravenswood, Williamstown, Clarksburg, Huntington, Industrial Kanawha Valley (South Charleston, Nitro, Belle, Alloy, etc.)
Pittsburgh, Carnegie, Neville Island, Braddock, Duquesne, Clairton, Elizabeth, Monongahela, Donora, Monessen, Charleroi, Allenport, Washington, New Kensington, Latrobe, Johnstown, Scottdale,
Ambridge, Midland, Canonsburg, Derry, Vandergrift, Sharon, Farrell, Koppell
Cleveland, Steubenville, Mingo Junction, Yorkville, Bellaire, Youngstown, Niles, Warren, Huron, Lorain, Fairport Harbor, Akron, Canton, Massillon, Bucyrus, Marion, Columbus, Portsmouth, Cincinnatti,
Middletown, Dayton
Kokomo, Muncie, Marion, Anderson, South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Gary, East Chicago, Fort Wayne, New Castle, Richmond
Catlettsburg, Ashland, Covington
If you would like to visit these mining towns, keep in mind a few things:
1. STAY OFF OF THE PROPERTY OF ACTIVE MINES. THEY ALL HAVE
GUARDS WHO WILL RUN YOU OFF. ALSO, IT'S DANGEROUS, SEEING AS HOW YOU PROBABLY
WON'T BE WEARING A HARDHAT AND METATARSALS.
2. BE CAREFUL OF TRESPASSING. JUST BECAUSE A MINE IS CLOSED DOESN'T MEAN NO
ONE OWNS IT.
3. THE RESIDENTS OF THESE MINING TOWNS MAY NOT APPRECIATE YOUR "INTRUSION."
BE PREPARED TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF.
4. THERE AREN'T MANY RESTAURANTS IN COAL TOWNS. EAT AND GAS UP BEFORE YOU
GO.
5. SOME ROADS ARE UNSUITABLE FOR LUXURY AUTOMOBILES. A FEW ARE UNSUITABLE FOR
ANY AUTOMOBILE. YOUR GPS NAVIGATION WON'T TELL YOU THIS.
6. I WOULD STRONGLY DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROM ENTERING AN ABANDONED DEEP MINE.
THE TIMBERS ARE PROBABLY ROTTEN AND THE ROOF WILL PROBABLY FALL ON YOU. IF YOU
SURVIVE YOU WILL PROBABLY BE HANDICAPPED FOR LIFE. JEFF WRITES IN TO SUGGEST ANOTHER REASON
NOT TO ENTER ABANDONED MINES: BLACKDAMP, A DEADLY LOW OXYGEN CONDITION THAT OCCURS WHEN ORGANIC
MATERIAL OXIDIZES IN A RELATIVELY CLOSED CONDITION. THE TIMBERS AND THE REMAINING COAL EAT
UP THE AVAILABLE OXYGEN IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS. BESIDES BEING DANGEROUS, THERE'S PROBABLY NOTHING INTERSETING DOWN THERE.
Photo by Russell Tilley