Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mining History and Genealogy

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Fulton county s a county located in the central part of the state of Illinois. 40.48° N, 90.21° W As of 2010, the population was 37,069. The county seat of Fulton County, Illinois is Lewistown. Fulton County was organized in 1823 from Pike County, and named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. Fulton County has twenty-six townships : Astoria, Banner, Bernadotte, Buckheart, Canton, Cass, Deerfield, Ellisville, Fairview, Farmers, Farmington, Harris, Isabel, Joshua, Kerton, Lee, Lewistown, Liverpool, Orion, Pleasant, Putman, Union, Vermont, Waterford, Woodland, Young Hickory Some of the Cities, Towns, Villages and Communities are : Astoria, Avon, Babylon, Banner, Beaty, Bernadotte, Blyton, Breeds, Brereton, Bryant, Canton, Checkrow, Cuba, Depler Springs, Duncan Mills, Dunfermline, Ellisville, Enion, Fairview, Farmington, Fiatt, Gilchrist, Ipava, Leesburg, Lewistown, Little America, Liverpool, London Mills, Manley, Maples Mill, Marbletown, Marietta, Monterey, Norris, Poverty Ridge, Rawalts, Sepo, Seville, Smithfield, Summum, St. David, Table Grove, Vermont, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1885 Annual Coal Report ² In this county there have been 45 mines in operation in the past year, which have produced 280,005 tons of coal, from seams 1, 5, and 6. The first is being worked by four small drifts one mile south of Lewistown, which are but poorly managed.
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Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mines A to F Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mines G to P Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mines R to Z Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mine Fatalities Reference Sources

      Fulton county s a county located in the central part of the state of Illinois.       40.48° N, 90.21° W
As of 2010, the population was 37,069.
The county seat of Fulton County, Illinois is Lewistown.
      Fulton County was organized in 1823 from Pike County, and named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

      Fulton County has twenty-six townships :
            Astoria, Banner, Bernadotte, Buckheart, Canton, Cass, Deerfield, Ellisville, Fairview, Farmers, Farmington, Harris, Isabel, Joshua, Kerton, Lee, Lewistown, Liverpool, Orion, Pleasant, Putman, Union, Vermont, Waterford, Woodland, Young Hickory

      Some of the Cities, Towns, Villages and Communities are :
            Astoria, Avon, Babylon, Banner, Beaty, Bernadotte, Blyton, Breeds, Brereton, Bryant, Canton, Checkrow, Cuba, Depler Springs, Duncan Mills, Dunfermline, Ellisville, Enion, Fairview, Farmington, Fiatt, Gilchrist, Ipava, Leesburg, Lewistown, Little America, Liverpool, London Mills, Manley, Maples Mill, Marbletown, Marietta, Monterey, Norris, Poverty Ridge, Rawalts, Sepo, Seville, Smithfield, Summum, St. David, Table Grove, Vermont, - - - - -       - - - - -       - - - - -       - - - - -       - - - - - 1885 Annual Coal Report ²
      In this county there have been 45 mines in operation in the past year, which have produced 280,005 tons of coal, from seams 1, 5, and 6. The first is being worked by four small drifts one mile south of Lewistown, which are but poorly managed.

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Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mines A to F

Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mines G to P

Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mines R to Z

Fulton County, Illinois Coal Mine Fatalities

Reference Sources

For purposes of History and Genealogy, we have limited this compilation to Underground Coal Mines.
Mine Type ¹ Underground mines are either "shaft," "slope," or "drift" which refers to the type of opening used to remove the coal from the mine. In shaft mines the coal is removed through a vertical shaft. Slope designates mines in which the coal is removed via a sloping incline from the ground surface to the mining level. In slope mines, miners and equipment may use either the slope or a vertical shaft to get into the mine. A drift mine is an underground mine that is excavated where the coal outcrops in the side of a bluff or the highwall of a surface mine. The mine type for surface mines is "strip" because these mines are more commonly called "strip mines."

For purposes of History and Genealogy, we have limited this compilation to Underground Coal Mines.

Mine Type ¹
Underground mines are either "shaft," "slope," or "drift" which refers to the type of opening used to remove the coal from the mine.
      In shaft mines the coal is removed through a vertical shaft.
      Slope designates mines in which the coal is removed via a sloping incline from the ground surface to the mining level. In slope mines, miners and equipment may use either the slope or a vertical shaft to get into the mine.
      A drift mine is an underground mine that is excavated where the coal outcrops in the side of a bluff or the highwall of a surface mine.
      The mine type for surface mines is "strip" because these mines are more commonly called "strip mines."

Sources :

¹ Coal Mines in Illinois, Fulton County
                Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL. 61820
² Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1885
                A Supplemental Report; State Bureau of Labor Statistics
                Reports of Mine Inspectors; For the Year Ended July1, 1885
                Springfield, ILL; H. W. Roker, State Printer and Binder, 1885
³ Sixth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of Illinois, 1890
                Springfield, ILL.; H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 1891
⁴ Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1893
                Twelveth Annual Report ;    Springfiled, ILL.; H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 1894
⁵ Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1894
                Thirteenth Annual Report ;    Springfield, ILL.; Ed. F. Hartman, State Printer, 1895
⁶ Statistics of Coal In Illinois 1895
                Fourteenth Annual Report;    Springfiled, ILL.; ED.F. Hartman, State Printer, 1896
⁷ Fifteenth Annual Report of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1896
                Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1897
⁸ Sixteenth Annual Report of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1897
                Coal in Illinois;    Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1898
⁹ Seventeenth Annual Report of the State Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1898
                Coal in Illinois;    Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1899
¹⁰ Eighteenth Annual Report Prepared by the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1899
                Springfield, ILL; Phillips Bros. State Printers, 1899
¹¹ Nineteenth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1900,
                also the Second Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1900, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1901
¹² Twentieth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1901,
                also the Third Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1901, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1902
¹³ Twenty-first Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1902,
                also the Fourth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1902, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1903
¹⁴ Twenty-second Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1903,
                also the Fifth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1903, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1904
¹⁵ Twenty-third Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1904,
                also the Sixth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                October 1, 1904, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, Illinois State Journal, State Printers, 1905
¹⁶ Twenty-Fourth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1905,
                also the Seventh Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                September 30, 1905, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, Illinois State Journal, State Printers, 1906
¹⁷ Twenty-Fifth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1906,
                also the Eighth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                September 30, 1906, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1907
¹⁸ Twenty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Startistics, 1907,
                also the Ninth Annual Report of the Illinois Free Employment Offices, for the Year Ended
                September 30, 1907, David Ross, Secretary; Springfield,
                Springfield, ILL.; Phillips Bros., State Printers, 1908
¹⁹ Twenty-Seventh Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1908
                Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers, 1909
²⁰ Twenty-Eighth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1909
                Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1910
²¹ Twenty-Ninth Annual Coal Report of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1910
                Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1911
²² Thitieth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1911
                State Mining Board -- Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1912
²³ Thitiy-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1912
                State Mining Board -- Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1913
²⁴ Thitiy-Second Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1913
                State Mining Board -- Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1914
²⁵ Thitiy-Third Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1914
                State Mining Board -- Springfiled, Illinois; Illinois State Journal Co.. State Printers, 1914
²⁶ Thirty-Fourth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1915
                State Mining Board -- Springfield, ILL, Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers, 1915
²⁷ Thirty-Fifth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1916
                State Mining Board -- Springfield, ILL.; Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 1916
²⁸ Twenty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1917
                Department of Mines and Minerals; Year Ended June 30, 1917
                Springfield: Illinois State Journal, State Printers, 1917
²⁹ Thirty-Seventh Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1918
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Springfield, ILL.; Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 1918
³⁰ Thirty-Eighth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1919
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Springfield, ILL.; Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 1919
³¹ Forty-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1922
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1922
³² Forty-Second Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1923
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1923
³³ Forty-Third Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1924
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1924
³⁴ Forty-Fifth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1925
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois State Journal Co., Springfield, Illinois., 1926
³⁵ Forty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1926
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1927
³⁶ Forty-Sixth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1927
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1928
³⁷ Forty-Seventh Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1928
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1929
³⁸ Forty-Eightth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1929
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Journal Printing Co., Springfield, ILL., 1930
³⁹ Forty-Ninth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1930
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1931
⁴⁰ Fifieth Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1931
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Illinois Printing Co., Danville, ILL., 1932
⁴¹ Fifty-First Annual Coal Report of Illinois, 1932
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Journal Printing Co., Springfield, ILL., 1933
⁴² Fifty-Second Coal Report of Illinois, 1933
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁴³ Fifty -Third Coal Report of Illinois, 1934
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁴⁴ Fifty -Fourth Coal Report of Illinois, 1935
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁴⁵ Fifty -Fifth Coal Report of Illinois, 1936
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁴⁶ Fifty -Sixth Coal Report of Illinois, 1937
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁴⁷ Fifty -Seventh Coal Report of Illinois, 1938
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁴⁸ Fifty -Eighth Coal Report of Illinois, 1939
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁴⁹ Fifty -Ninth Coal Report of Illinois, 1940
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵⁰ Sixtieth Coal Report of Illinois, 1941
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵¹ Sixty First Coal Report of Illinois, 1942
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵² Sixty Second Coal Report of Illinois, 1943
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵³ Sixty Third Coal Report of Illinois, 1944
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵⁴Sixty Fourth Coal Report of Illinois, 1945
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵⁵ Sixty Fifth Coal Report of Illinois, 1946
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵⁶ Sixty Sixth Coal Report of Illinois, 1947
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵⁷ Sixty-seventh Coal Report of Illinois, 1948
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵⁸ Sixty-eighth Coal Report of Illinois, 1949
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁵⁹ Sixty-ninth Coal Report of Illinois, 1950
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶⁰ Seventieth Coal Report of Illinois, 1951
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶¹ Seventy-first Coal Report of Illinois, 1952
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶² Seventy-first Coal Report of Illinois, 1953
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶³ Seventy-Eighth Coal Report of Illinois, 1959
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶⁴ Seventy-Ninth Coal Report of Illinois, 1960
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶⁵ Eightieth Coal Report of Illinois, 1961
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶⁶ Eighty-First Coal Report of Illinois, 1962
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶⁷ Eighty-Second Coal Report of Illinois, 1963
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶⁸ Eighty-Third Coal Report of Illinois, 1964
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁶⁹ Eighty-Fourth Coal Report of Illinois, 1965
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁷⁰ Eighty-Fifth Coal Report of Illinois, 1966
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁷¹ Eighty-Sixth Coal Report of Illinois, 1967
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁷² Eighty-Ninth Coal Report of Illinois, 1970
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁷³ Ninety-sixth Coal Report of Illinois, 1977
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁷⁴ Ninety-ninth Coal Report of Illinois, 1980
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois
⁷⁵ One-Hundred-Second Coal Report of Illinois, 1983
                Department of Mines and Minerals -- Printed by authority of the State of Illinois

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