calsfoundation@cals.org
September 22, 2012
Coal fields in Arkansas are located in the Arkansas River Valley between the western border of the state and Russellville (Pope County), an area only about thirty-three miles wide and sixty miles long. Most coal mining in Arkansas has been located in Sebastian County and, from 1880 to 1976, accounted for fifty-five percent of the state’s total production. The small town of Hartford (Sebastian County) is one of several western Arkansas towns that supported coal-mining operations.