Adair County Coal Mine Records
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains sales slips, paychecks, and worker time cards and other documents including some land leases from Adair County coal mines and companies including Baiotto Coal Company, Inc., Billy Creek Coal Mine, Blacksmith Coal Corporation, Corrigan Coal Company, Kansas City Midland Coal & Mining Company, Orek Coal Company, Rose Hill Coal Mine and Simler Bluff Coal Mine, as well as the Adair County Coal Operators Association.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1947, 1954-1956
Creator
- Baiotto, Bill (Person)
- Billy Creek Coal Mine (Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
From 1880 to 1966, Adair County, Missouri, had more than 50 bituminous coal mines based around Novinger, Connelsville, Stahl and Kirksville. The State Bureau of Mines first recognized Adair County coal production in 1888, when 8,000 tons of coal were produced by one shaft mine and one drift mine. By 1905, there were a total of 23 mines which produced 708,000 tons. In 1912, Adair County was the third largest coal producer in the state. Production peaked around 5 million tons, but by 1950, was waning, and the last deep shaft coal mine in Missouri, the Billy Creek Coal Mine west of Novinger, closed in 1966.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
The bulk of this collection was donated in October 1967 by Bill Baiotto, who, along with his father Marion, operated the Billy Creek Coal Mine, which closed in 1966.
Subject
- Billy Creek Coal Mine (Organization)
- Corrigan Coal Mine (Organization)
- Blacksmith Coal Mine (Organization)
- Rose Hill Coal Company (Organization)
- K.C. Midland Coal & Mining Company (Organization)
- Riverside Coal Company (Organization)
Function
Geographic
Occupation
- Status
- In Progress
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository