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2. Gilchrist, Mercer County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Gilchrist is an unincorporated community in Greene Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. [2] Gilchrist is 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Viola. Gilchrist was founded by John W. Gilchrist. The town was home to as many as 300 miners employed in the nearby Empire Coal Mine, owned by Mr. Gilchrist and other members of the Gilchrist family. [3]

3. Category:Coal in Illinois - Wikipedia

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4. Ladd, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Ladd was incorporated on June 7, 1890, and was founded by George D. Ladd, a resident of Peru, Illinois. Ladd was originally named Laddville. The Ladd mine went bankrupt in 1901 and was purchased by the Illinois Third Vein Coal Company, owned by Samuel Dalzell of Spring Valley. At its height, the mine employed over 700 men and took an average of ...

5. Johnston City, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Johnston City is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. This was a center of coal mining in the early 20th century, having a peak of population in the 1920s. The mining jobs attracted many immigrants from Europe.

6. Spring Valley, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Spring Valley was founded in 1884 in the heart of the coal fields of Northern Illinois for the express purpose of mining of coal. The building of Spring Valley was the enterprise of Henry J. Miller, one of the first settlers of this area, and his son-in-law, Charles J. Devlin.

7. Kingston Mines, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Kingston Mines is located at It is located in the southwestern corner of Timber Township, mostly within the bounds of quarter sections 25 and 26. [9]According to the 2010 census, Kingston Mines has a total area of 1.528 square miles (3.96 km 2), of which 1.38 square miles (3.57 km 2) (or 90.31%) is land and 0.148 square miles (0.38 km 2) (or 9.69%) is water.