Franklin County Coal Data
Coal Mines - Map and directory of coal mines, with underground industrial mine locations
Coal Resources - Coal elevation, depth, and thickness maps
Coal Logs - Non-confidential coal logs from the Coal Section's stratigraphic database
Coal Mines
The map below displays quadrangle boundaries in Franklin County for which the ISGS has completed studies.
How To Use This Map
First locate your area of interest on the map.
If this area is located within a quadrangle displayed on the map, please see the quadrangle study for a more detailed description of coal mines.
If a quadrangle study is not available for your area of interest, please see the county map and directory.
Scroll down to find links to the quadrangle studies and county maps.
Quadrangle Maps and Directories located in Franklin County
These selected 7.5-minute quadrangle maps are available online as PDF versions and show active and abandoned mines and their known extent on a topographic map base which includes township, range, and section lines and surface features such as roads, towns, lakes, and rivers. The mines are color-coded by mining method and the relative precision and completeness of the source map used for the mine boundary are indicated. Scale 1:24,000. Accompanying each map is a directory that gives a brief history of mining on the quadrangle and lists for each mine the location of mine opening and tipples; the name, thickness, and depth of seams mined; production history; geologic problems reported; company names; mine names and numbers; type of mine; years operated; coal seam mined; and mine location.
Quadrangle PDFs
Christopher Quadrangle Map and Directory
Ewing Quadrangle Map and Directory
Rend Lake Dam Quadrangle Map and Directory
Sesser Quadrangle Map and Directory
Thompsonville Quadrangle Map and Directory
West Frankfort Quadrangle Map and Directory
Franklin County Coal Map and Directory
This county map displays coal mines and/or underground industrial mines. If coal mining has occured in this county, a directory of additional information about these coal mines is included with the map. Buffer regions for industrial mineral underground mines were incorporated into this map due to limited information regarding these mines. The size of the buffer region is dependent on the uncertainty or inaccuracy of the mine location. For more information regarding industrial mines please contact the ISGS Industrial Minerals Section. The county maps also display quadrangle boundaries for which the ISGS has completed studies. Scale 1:100,000. PDF file.
The accompanying coal mine directory provides basic information about the coal mines. PDF file.
Franklin County Mine Map Franklin County Coal Mine Directory
Coal Resources
Franklin County structural elevation, depth, thickness, sulfur, and chlorine maps. Scale 1:100,000. PDF files.
Elevation
Danville Coal Map Herrin Coal Map Springfield Coal Map
Depth
Danville Coal Map Herrin Coal Map Springfield Coal Map
Colchester Coal Map Davis/Dekoven Coal Map
Thickness
Herrin Coal Map Springfield Coal Map Dekoven Coal Map
Davis Coal Map Net Coal Thickness
Sulfur
Danville Coal Map Herrin Coal Map Springfield Coal Map
Chlorine
On demand plots available for these maps! If you are unable to make your own large size plots from these PDF's we also offer an on demand plot for individual maps from our publication and sales office—for cost of the plot and handling. Please contact Le Ann Benner (benner@isgs.illinois.edu) for more information on purchasing plots (217-244-2415) and other details.
Coal Logs
Franklin County Coal Logs - PDF file generated 10/29/2008
The .PDF file contains non-confidential coal log descriptions from the
Coal Section's stratigraphic database in the county listed. Coal logs are
sorted by township/range and section.
You can download the raw .dbf files from which the entire stratigraphic database is derived (if such files are what you really want; most users will only want and need the .PDF files).
Each PDF file has a summary sheet that contains an overview of data and geology for the county. Each coal log has a "header" element that contains location information, log type, log source and other information.
LONGITUDE: -88.511719 LATITUDE: 37.867567
This log is from a borehole located in Saline County, Township 7 South, Range 6 East, 330 feet south and 330 feet west of the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 35. North American Datum 1983 (NAD83) Longitude/Latitude coordinates in decimal degrees are also provided.
Beneath the header is information on the geology for that data point. The Coal Section stratigraphic database from which this .PDF file is derived is a multi-project database which contains drill hole and outcrop descriptions of Pennsylvanian stratigraphy in Illinois. Consequently, the level of detail and accuracy in the data and their interpretation vary (sometimes widely) with the geologist, project type, or original data source. Multiple descriptions of a particular location may be present. Note that both the coal stratigraphic database and this .PDF listing are only a subset of the total amount of data available from the ISGS Geologic Records Library archives, and reflect only coal-specific data and interpretations of past and present Coal Section geologists. They are not a comprehensive listing of all data that may be available from the ISGS.
Updated 11/18/2009 AGL