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Through the county's history, many mining companies existed. One of the largest coal mining areas was found in Chippewa Township in an area known as Rogues' Hollow.
==Coal Mines==
* Chippewa Township
** John Adams' farm, one mile southeast from Doylestown
** Shaft at Chippewa Mine
** Drill hole on Hurtz's farm
** Silver Creek Mining and Railroad Company's Property
** Jacob Wegandt
** Peter Frase mine, operated by the Crawfords
** Wygandt mine
** Holm mine
** Boak mine
** California coal mine, operated by Cline, Siberling & Co
** Baysinger coal bank
** Franks coal mine, operated by Mr. Galehouse
** Wood's coal mine, operated by the Silver Creek Mining Company
** Muter's bank, operated by the Silver Creek Mining Company
* Milton Township
** Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12
* Baughman Township
** Burton bank, located on the land of J.P. Burton and operated by Jerome B. Zerby
** Shaft of Jacob E. Wenger, SE 1/4 of Section 28
** John Spindler mine, located on the south part of the NW 1/4 of Section 27 and operated by John Spindler and C. Keffer
** Todd mine (aka Becker coal mine)
** Neiswanger coal mine
** Carroll mine
** McElhenie & Stuck
* East Union Township
** all sections but section 6, section 7, NW section 5, section 18, SW section 17, N 2/3 section 19, W 1/2 of section 20
* Paint Township
** Charles Brown mine
** Hunsinger coal bank
** George Mathiot's mine
** Dr. Roth coal bank
** Peter Graber mine
** Flory coal mine
** Mt. Eaton coal mine
* Sugar Creek Township
** Gochenour farm
** Peter Buchanan farm
** R. C. Bashford farm
** David Rudy farm
** Horst farm
** John Heigerly farm
* Salt Creek Township
** Finley mine, located on Mrs. Delano Jeffries farm
** Daniel Ream mine
** E. Stutz coal mine
** Adam Henning mine
* Franklin Township
** William Harrison
** Stephen Harrison coal mine
** James Finley coal mine
** Charles Story coal mine
==References==
Douglass, Ben. ''History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time''. Indianapolis, IN: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878.
Frey, Russell W. ''The History and Legends of Rogues' Hollow''. Boonville, NY: Boonville Herald-Press, 1958.