Bituminous Coal Mines of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Mine buggy - Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania

Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania

Digital Coal Research Library
The 20th Century Society of Western Pennsylvania

Links to:

Coal Mines of Westmoreland Co., PA MAIN INDEX

Coal Mines of Fayette Co., PA MAIN INDEX

Coal Mines of Indiana Co., PA MAIN INDEX

Township Map of Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania

Map of H.C.Frick Coke Co. Mines

Map of R.R. Transportation System Westmoreland Co.

Map of West Penn System Light Power Railway

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

Index to the Coal Mines and Coal Companies which mined the Bituminous Coal seams of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

by
Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Advisor,
Peter E. Starry, Jr. "The Old Miner."

Updated June 3, 2008

Search our Web sites total data base!
Enter a Miner's last Name, Coal Mine Name, or Coal Company Name. A single name works best.

Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Coal Mine
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.

Your help is needed to preserve our coal mining heritage.
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:
The Coal & Coke Heritage Center,
Penn State University Fayette Campus,
PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

Kathryn Mine (ca.1919- ? ), located 3/4 miles southwest of Export, and 1-1/4 mile northeast of Manordale Cross-roads, Franklin Twp. (presentday Murrsyville), Westmoreland Co., PA
[New Mine opened ca.1919]
Owners: (ca.1919-1923), Camberdif Coal Company, Export, PA

Keedy & Frazee Coal Company, Scottdale, PA
See: Brinker Run Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA

Keenan Country Bank Mine (ca.1923- ? ), located on the V.W. Keenan farm, on Thorn Run, 2 1/2 miles northwest of Export, Franklin Twp. (presentday Murrysville), Westmoreland Co., PA,
Owners: (ca.1923- ? ), V.W. Keenan

Keffer P.O. (Mansville), Cook Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See:

Kehoe's Country Bank Mine (ca.1876- ? ), located 1/2 miles south-west from Beatty's Station, on the Pennsylvania Railroad., Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1876- ? ), Mr. Kehoe

Keibler Mine
(Irwin Gas No. 5 Mine) (ca. ? ), located on a spur line off of the Turtle Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Sloan, Salem Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Renamed Irwin Gas No.5 Mine]
[See: Irwin No. 5 Mine]
Owners: (ca. ? ), Mr. Keibler
(ca.1920's - ? ), Irwin Gas Coal Company, Greensburg, PA

Keister & Company, Scottdale, PA
See: Franklin Mine, Fayette Co., PA
See also: B. F. Keister & Company, Scottdale, PA

Kemerer Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA
[Kemerer Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Penn Carbon Coal Company, Greensburg, PA
(ca.1919- ? ), Penn Carbon Coal Company, Greensburg, PA

Kennedy Mine (ca.1916- ? ), located on the P. & L. E. Railroad, near Webster, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1916- ? ), Henderson Coal Company, Cannonsburg, PA
Web sites on the Kennedy Mine, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kennedy Mines, Webster, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kennedy No. 1 Mine (ca. ? ), located near Webster, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919-1920 ? ), Henderson Coal Company, Pittsburgh, PA
Web sites on the Kennedy Mine, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kennedy Mines, Rostraver Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kensington Brick Company, New Kensington, PA
See: Valley Camp Mine, Valley Camp, New Kensington, Westmoreland Co., PA

Kepple Country Bank Mine (ca.1877- ? ), located near Boquette, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (Ca.1877- ? ), J.C. Kepple,

Kerr Country Bank Mine (ca.mid 1800's- ? ), located on the east side of Torrance Station, Derry Twp. , Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.mid 1800's- ? ), Tom Kerr

Kew Coal Company, Claridge, PA
See: Kew Mine, Bouquet, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kew Mine (ca.1920-1925), located 1 mile northeast of Claridge, on Brush Run, 1/2 mile south-southwest of Bouquet, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[New mine in 1920]
Owners: (ca.1920-1925), Claridge Coal Company, Claridge, PA
Web sites on the Kew Mine, Claridge, Bouquet, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
History of the Kew Mine, Claridge, Bouquet, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Coal Miners Memorial Kew Mine, Claridge, Bouquet, Penn Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Keystone, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Keystone Shaft Mine, Keystone, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Keystone Coal Company, York / Moween, PA
See: Moween No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA
Moween No. 2 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA

Keystone Mine, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See: Keystone Shaft Mine, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Keystone No. 1 Mine
(Greensburg No. 1 Mine) [Name sometimes given to the old Greensburg No. 1 Mine after the formation of Keystone Coal & Coke Company in 1902]
[See: Greensburg No. 1 Mine]
Web Sites on Greensburg No. 1 Mine (Keystone No. 1 Mine), Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial, Greensburg No. 1 Mine, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Keystone No. 2 Mine
(Greensburg No. 2 Mine)
[Name sometimes given to the old Greensburg No. 2 Mine after the formation of Keystone Coal & Coke Company in 1902]
[See: Greensburg No. 2 Mine]
Web sites on Greensburg No. 2 Mine (Keystone No. 2 Mine), Hempfield Twp., Wetmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial, Greensburg No. 2 Mine, Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Keystone Shaft, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Keystone Shaft Mine, Keystone, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Keystone Shaft Mine (ca.1903-mid 1938), located on the S.W. P. Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Hempfield Branch, Keystone, west of Darragh, Keystone Shaft, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1903-May 1938), Keystone Coal & Coke Company, Greensburg, PA
[Sewickley Mine was merged with Keystone Shaft Mine on June 1, 1920]
Web sites for Keystone Shaft Mine, Keystone, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial, Keystone Shaft Mine, Keystone, Sewickley Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kier Bros.' Country Bank Mine (ca.1876- ? ), located at Salina Station, Westmoreland County side of the Kiskiminetas River, Bell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1876- ? ), Kier Bros.

Kier Fire Brick Company, Avonmore / Salina, PA
See: Kier Mine, Bell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kier Mine (ca. 1905-1919 ? ), located on the Conemaugh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Salina, Bell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1905- ? ), Kier Fire Brick Company, Salina, PA
(ca.1916- ? ), Kier Fire Brick Company, Salina, PA
(ca.1917- ? ), Kier Fire Brick Company, Salina, PA
(ca.1919- ? ), Kier Fire Brick Company, Salina, PA / Avonmore, PA
Web sites on the Kier Mine, Salina, Bell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kier Mine, Salina, Bell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kilgore Mine (ca.1923- ? ), located 100 yards east of Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at south edge of Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1923- ? ), Valley Coal Company, Leechburg, PA

King Brothers Coal & Coke Company, Uniontown, PA
See: Marguerite Mine & Coke Works, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

King Coal Company,
See: Chambers Mine, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

King Mine (ca. ? -1923), located 1 mile southwest of Mount Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca. ? -1923), H.C. Frick Coke Company, Scottdale, PA

Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A coal company patch town and mill town, in Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA]
See: Kingston Mine, Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Peters Mine, Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Royal Mine, Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Spewock No. 1 Mine, Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kingston Mine (ca.1916- ? ) located on the Ligonier Valley Railroad, near Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1916- ? ), Peters Paper Company, Latrobe, PA
(ca.1919- ? ), Peters Paper Company, Latrobe, PA
Web sites on the Kingston Mine, Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kingston Mine, Kingston, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kinlock, Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
[Kinlock was located on the Kinlock Branch of the Allegheny Valley Railroad.]
See: Kinlock Mine No. 1 (Shaft Entry), Kinlock, Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Kinlock Mine No. 2 (Slope Entry), Kinlock, Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kinlock Mine No. 1, Shaft entry (ca.1918-1935), located on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Kinlock Branch, Kinlock, Lower Burrell Twp. (City of Lower Burrell)
[The Kinlock mine was connected with the workings of the Valley Camp No. 1 Mine and the Boyd Mine, via underground tunnels.] 1928 Feb. 20 Kinloch Valley Camp Coal Co. Parnassus 12 3
[Disaster - on Feb. 20, 1928 an explosion of gas & dust in the Kinlock Mine killed 12 miners. Two men killed were employees of the adjoining Boyd Mine and were killed by afterdamp from this explosion. Boyd Mine, operated by W. H. Boyd Coal Company, was not under the law.]
[Disaster - on March 21, 1929 an explosion of gas & dust in the Kinlock Mine killed 46 miners.]
Owners: (ca.1918-1914), Valley Coal Company, Leechburg, PA
(ca.1914-1935), Valley Camp Coal Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Web sites of the Kinlock Mine No. 1, Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kinlock Mines, Kinlock, Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA

Kinlock Mine No. 2, Slope entry (ca.1918-1935), located on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Kinlock Branch, Kinlock, Lower Burrell Twp. (City of Lower Burrell), Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1918-1935), Valley Camp Coal Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Web sites of the Kinlock Mine No. 2, Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kinlock Mines, Kinlock, Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kiski Mine (ca. ? ), location uncertain, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1920- ? ), Kiskiminetas Valley Coal Company, Apollo, PA

Kiskiminetas Junc. (Lucesco P.O.), Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Located on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Western Pennsylvania Division & Allegheny Valley Division.]
See:

Kiskiminetas Valley Coal Company, Apollo, PA
See: Kiski Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA
Kiskininetas Valley No. 1 Mine, Westmoreland Co., PA

Kiskiminetas Valley No. 1 Mine (ca. ? ), location uncertain, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919- ? ), Kiskiminetas Valley Coal Company, Apollo, PA

Kissel Springs, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
See:

Klondike, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Name was changed to Marguerite, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA]
See: Marguerite Mine & Coke Works, Marguerite, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Klondike Mine (ca. ? ), located on the Hempfield Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad., about 1 mi. south of Yukon, exact location uncertain, Yukon vicinity, Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1916- ? ), Sewickley Creek Coal Company, Uniontown, PA
(ca.1919- ? ), Whyel Coal Company, Uniontown, PA
Web sites on the Klondike Mine, near Yukon, Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Klondike Mine, Yukon, Westmoreland Co., PA

Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[A Coal Company Patch town in Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.]
See: Blair Coal Company, Kregar, PA
Kregar Mine, Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Kregar No. 1 Mine, Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kregar Mine (ca.1917- ? ), located on the Indian Creek Valley Railroad, near Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
[Kregar Mine was listed as a new mine ca.1917.]
Owners: (ca.1917- ? ), Blair Coal Company, Kregar, PA
Web sites on the Kregar Mine, Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kregar Mines, Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kregar No. 1 Mine (ca. 1919- ? ), located on the Indian Creek Valley Railroad, near Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1919- ? ), Blair Coal Company, Kregar, PA
Web sites on the Kregar Mine, Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA:
Coal Miners Memorial Kregar Mines, Kregar, Donegal Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA

Kuhns Country Bank Mine (ca.1877- ? ), located in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1877- ? ), Mr. Kuhns

Kunkle's Country Bank Mine (ca.1876- ? ), located 2 miles north-east from Saltsburg, in Bell Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA
Owners: (ca.1876- ? ), Mr. Kunkle

Go to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index L

To Select another Index
to Westmoreland County Coal Mines
Click on the Larry cars for Index Page
or on a Letter below

Select another Index to Westmoreland County Mines

or
Go to Top of Page

Select another Index to Coal Mines of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
[Click on a letter to take you to that Index]

Local History Sites Links to other coal mining sites	Reference Sources for Southwestern Pennsylvania Coal Mines	The New Message Boards have not worked, Use our guestbook for questions	Have information to add on Westmoreland County Coal Mines? E-Mail the Editor
View the "Old Miner's" Guestbook	Pete Starry, Mining Historian	Let the Old Miner know you've been here. Sign the "Old Miner's" Guestbook	FastCounter by LinkExchange

Mercers, an Undertakers Business - Web Productions

If you have additional information or pictures on the Coal Mines of Westmoreland County, PA
Contact: Ray Washlaski, Editor

Copyright 2008, All rights reserved, by Raymond A. Washlaski, Ryan P. Washlaski & The 20th Century Society of Western Pennsylvania.
Web site Design by "Mercers, an Undertakers" Web Design Company