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.