Vermilion County

Coal Mines - Map and directory of coal mines
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 Vermilion 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 Studies

Quadrangle Maps and Directories located in Vermilion 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

Danville Northwest Quadrangle Map and Directory
Danville Southwest Quadrangle Map and Directory
Danville Southeast Quadrangle Map and Directory
Oakwood Quadrangle Map and Directory

Vermilion County Coal Maps and Directory

This county map and accompanying directory, which provide basic information about the mines, represent the most comprehensive compilation of available data. The county maps also display quadrangle boundaries for which the ISGS has completed studies. Scale 1:100,000. PDF

Danville Coal Mine Map	Herrin Coal Mine Map		Vermilion County Mine Directory

Coal Resources

Vermilion 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
Colchester Coal Map	Seelyville Coal Map
Depth
Danville Coal Map	Herrin Coal Map		Springfield Coal Map
Colchester Coal Map	Seelyville Coal Map
Thickness
Danville Coal Map	Herrin Coal Map		Springfield Coal Map
Seelyville Coal Map	Net Coal Thickness
Sulfur
Danville Coal Map	Herrin Coal Map		Springfield Coal Map
Chlorine
Herrin Coal Map

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 LeAnn Benner (benner@isgs.illinois.edu) for more information on purchasing plots (217-244-2415) and other details.

Coal Logs

Vermilion 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.

This log is from a borehole located in vermilion County, Township 7 South, Range 6 East, northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 35, 330 feet from the South section line, and 330 feet from the West section line. 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.