Bituminous Coal Mines of Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Butler County
Pennsylvania
Coal Mine
Index K
to the Bituminous Coal Mines of Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Index to the Coal Mines and Coal Companies which mined the Bituminous Coal seams of Butler County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by Raymond A. Washlaski
by
Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Sept. 13, 2008

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Butler County Pennsylvania - Coal Mine Index
INDEX K

[This listing of coal mines and coal companies has been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, county histories, township histories, Pennsylvania Geological Survey reports, topographical maps, personnal accounts of coal miners, etc., etc.]
Very few coal company employee records exist today. Most Coal Company employee records have been lost or destroyed after the mines were closed. If you have mine records or know of the location of coal company employee records please let us know.

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Please donate any mine records, mine maps or copies of them, pictures of the mines, pictures of miners, stories about the miners, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
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PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

Karns, Fairview Twp., Butler Co., PA
[Located on the Pittsburg & Western Railroad, Northern Division.]
See:

Karns City, Butler Co., PA
See: Karns Mine (Enterprise Mine), Karns City, Butler Co., PA

Karns Mine
(Enterprise Mine) (ca.1898- ? ), located on the Pittsburg & Western Railroad, Karns City, Butler Co., PA
[See also: Enterprise Mine, Karns City, Butler Co., PA]
Owners: (ca. 1898- ? ), P. D. Sherwin Company, Butler, PA
Web sites on the Enterprise Mine (Karns Mine), Karns City, Butler Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Enterprise Mine (Karns Mine), Karns City, Butler Co., PA

Keenan, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA
[Located on the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Hilliards Branch.]
See:

Keister, Slipperyrock Twp., Butler Co., PA
[Located on the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. Main Line.]
See: Nelson No. 1 Mine, Keister, Slipperyrock Twp., Butler Co., PA
See also: Keisters, Slipperyrock Twp., Butler Co., PA

Keisters, Slipperyrock Twp., Butler Co., PA
[Located on the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. Main Line.]
See: Nelson No. 1 Mine, Keister, Slipperyrock Twp., Butler Co., PA
See also: Keister, Slipperyrock Twp., Butler Co., PA

Kepples Corners, Fairview Twp., Butler Co., PA
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Kerr Coal Company, Freeport, PA
See: Kerr No. 1 Mine, near Freeport, Armstrong Co., PA
Kerr No. 2 Mine, near Freeport, Armstrong Co., PA
Kerr No. 3 Mine, near Freeport, Armstrong Co., PA
Kerr No. 8 Mine, near Freeport, Butler Co., PA

Kerr No. 8 Mine (ca.1904- ? ), located on the West Penn Railroad, near Freeport, Butler Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1904- ? ), Kerr Coal Company, Freeport, PA
(ca.1906- ? ), Kerr Coal Company, Freeport, PA
Web sites on the Kerr No. 8 Mine, Buffalo Twp., Butler Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kerr No. 8 Mine, Buffalo Twp., Butler Co., PA

Keystone Coal, Coke & Mining Company, Butler, PA
See: Keystone No. 1 Mine, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA
Keystone No. 2 Mine, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA

Keystone No. 1 Mine (ca.1898- ? ), located on the Hilliards Branch of the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1898- ? ), Keystone Coal, Coke & Mining Company, Butler, PA
(ca.1904- ? ), Erie Coal & Coke Company, Ferris, PA
(ca.1906- ? ), Erie Coal & Coke Company, Ferris, PA
Web sites on the Keystone No. 1 Mine, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Keystone No. 1 Mine, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA

Keystone No. 2 Mine (ca.1898- ? ), located on the Allegney Valley Railroad, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1898- ? ), Keystone Coal, Coke & Mining Company, Butler, PA
(ca.1904- ? ), Erie Coal & Coke Company, Ferris, PA
Web sites on the Keystone No. 1 Mine, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Keystone No. 1 Mine, Ferris, Venango Twp., Butler Co., PA

Kimes School, Marion Twp., Butler Co., PA
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Kinsey Company, Butler, PA
See: Claytonia Mine, Claytonia, Butler Co., PA
See also: Samuel Kinsey Company, Butler, PA

An Alphabetical Index to the Coal Mines & Coal Companies
of Butler County, Pennsylvania
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