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Coal Mining Towns, Camps or Patches with an African American Presence

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**ALABAMA**
Brierfield Precinct -- Bibb County
Birmingham -- Jefferson County
Precinct 9 -- Jefferson County
Jonesboro -- Jefferson County
Bessemer Ward 2 -- Jefferson County
Shelby County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**ARKANSAS**
Russellville -- Pope County
Huntington -- Sebastian County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**COLORADO**
Curtis Precinct 52 -- El Paso County
Fremont County
Berwind -- Las Animas County
Broadhead -- Las Animas County
Morley -- Las Animas County
Starkville -- Las Animas County
Tabasco Coal Camp -- Las Animas County
Walsenburg -- Huerfano County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**ILLINOIS**
Braidwood -- Will County
Carbon Hill -- Grundy County
Duquoin -- Perry County
Saint Johns -- Perry County
Saint David -- Fulton County
East Brooklyn -- Grundy County
Glen Carbon
Grape Creek -- Vermilion County
Minonk -- Woodford County
Pana -- Christian County
Seatonville -- Bureau County
South Wilmington -- Grundy County
Spring Valley
Springfield Ward 1 -- Sangamon County
Springfield Ward 6 -- Sangamon County
Springfield Township -- Sangamon County
Suffernville
Toluca -- Marshall County
Torino -- Will County
Virden
Somerset Township -- Jackson County
Carbondale -- Jackson County
Sparta Precinct -- Randolph County
Georgetown Township -- Vermilion County
Herrin's Prairie Precinct -- Williamson County
Western Precinct -- Williamson County
Centralia -- Marion County
Mount Vernon -- Jefferson County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**INDIANA**
Brazil -- Clay County
Parke County
Ayrshire -- Pike County
Clinton -- Vermillion County
Coal Creek -- Fountain County
Princeton -- Gibson County
Evansville -- Vanderburgh County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**IOWA**
Troy Township -- Monroe County
Buxton -- Monroe County
Carbonado
Cleveland -- Lucas County
Colon
Harrison Center -- Mahaska County
Evans -- Mahaska County
Excelsior
Muchakinock -- Mahaska County
Bellair Township -- Appanoose County
Walnut Township -- Appanoose County
Mystic -- Appanoose County
Oskaloosa -- Mahaska County
Des Moines -- Polk
Pleasant Valley Township -- Webster County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**KANSAS**
Fleming
Leavenworth Ward 1 -- Leavenworth County
Nelson
Ross Township -- Cherokee County
Scammon -- Cherokee County
Weir City -- Cherokee County
Yale -- Crawford County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**KENTUCKY**
Pineville -- Bell County
Cannonsburg Magisterial District 3 -- Boyd County
Crofton -- Christian County
District No. 32 & Precinct No. 1 -- Clay County
Magisterial District 2 -- Henderson County
Madisonville, Kitchen District -- Hopkins County
Madisonville, Magisterial District 3 -- Hopkins County
Morton's Gap -- Hopkins County
Earlington -- Hopkins County
Laurel County
Lynch
McLean County
Muhlenberg County
Hartford Magisterial District -- Ohio County
Part of Cromwell Magisterial District -- Ohio County
Stearns
Uniontown District 2 -- Union County
Providence -- Webster County
Whitley County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**MICHIGAN**
Saginaw
Others To Be Pinpointed

**MISSOURI**
Vandalia -- Audrain County
Freedom Township -- Lafayette County
Lexington Ward 3 -- Lafayette County
Lexington Ward 2 -- Lafayette County
Bevier -- Macon County
Sedalia Ward 1 -- Pettis County
Huntsville -- Randolph County
Osage Township -- Vernon County
Moberly
Rich Hill
Others To Be Pinpointed

**NEW MEXICO**
Dawson -- Colfax County
Raton -- Colfax County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**NORTH CAROLINA**
Chatham County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**OHIO**
Buchtel
Congo
Corning
Zanesville -- Muskingum County
Rendville -- Perry County
Nelsonville, York Township -- Athens County
Nelsonville, Madison Precinct -- Athens County
Center Township -- Guernsey County
Ward Township -- Hocking County
Sand Run Precinct -- Hocking County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**OKLAHOMA**
LeFlore County
Lehigh (Indian Territory)
Township 1, South Range, 10 East (Choctaw Nation)
Others To Be Pinpointed

**OREGON**
Beaver Hill -- Coos County

**PENNSYLVANIA**
Douglass -- Allegheny County
Elizabeth -- Allegheny County
Imperial -- Allegheny County
Moon Run -- Allegheny County
Jefferson Township -- Allegheny County
Uniontown -- Fayette County
Whitsett -- Fayette County
Jacobs Creek -- Westmoreland County
Pricedale -- Westmoreland County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**TENNESSEE**
5th Civil District -- Anderson County
13th Civil District -- Anderson County
Campbell County
Claiborne County
Hamilton County
Marion County
Morgan County
Putnam County
8th Civil District -- Rhea County
10th Civil District -- Rhea County
Dayton -- Rhea County
Roane County
Scott County
White County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**TEXAS**
Thurber -- Erath County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**UTAH**
To Be Pinpointed

**VIRGINIA**
Dover Township -- Goochland County
First Revenue Division -- Chesterfield County
Huguenot Township -- Powhatan County
Roda -- Wise County
Stonega -- Wise County
Tazewell County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**WASHINGTON**
Franklin
Newcastle
Roslyn Ward 2 -- Kittitas County
Ronald, Mountain Precinct -- Kittitas County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**WEST VIRGINIA**
Barbour County
Boone County
Braxton County
Brooke County
Clay County
Falls District -- Fayette County
Fayetteville District -- Fayette County
Brown Precinct -- Fayette County
Gilmer County
Harrison County
Malden District, Danaville Precinct 2 -- Kanawha County
Lincoln County
Logan County
Marion County
Marshall County
Keystone -- McDowell County
Big Creek District -- McDowell County
Spring Precinct -- Mercer County
Mineral County
Mingo County
Monongalia County
Nicholas County
Ohio County
Preston County
Putnam County
Raleigh County
Randolph County
Taylor County
Tucker County
Upshur County
Wyoming County
Others To Be Pinpointed

**WYOMING**
Dines
Hanna
Rock Springs
Superior
Others To Be Pinpointed