Stratigraphy of Coal-bearing strata of the Harlan Subdistrict,
Upper Cumberland River District

Compiled by Donald Chesnut, 1997

Formation

Beds, Zones, Members

Four
Corners

Black Mountain coal zone

High Splint or No. 12 coal zone

Arnett Member

Morris or No. 11 coal zone

Reynolds Sandstone Member

Magoffin Member

Hyden

Limestone coal zone

Jesse Sandstone Member

shale member M

Pardee, High Cliff or No. 10 coal zone

Wax or No. 9 coal

Smith coal zone

Gin Creek or No. 8 coal

Wallins Creek or Phillips 
coal zone

Fire Clay or No. 7 coal

Stray coal zone

Puckett Sandstone Member

Kendrick Shale

Pikeville

Creech or Upper Taggart coal zone

Low Splint, No. 6, 
or E coal coal

Elkins Fork shale

Verda, Owl or D coal 

Taggart coal zone

Darby, No. 5, or C coal

Dwale shale

Kellioka, Taggart Marker, or B coal zone

member H

Collier, Staniford and Wilson coals

Harlan coal zone

No. 4 or A coal

Crummies Member

Imboden or Path Fork coal zone [incorrectly "Mason"]

member F

coal

Caywood Sandstone Member

Betsie Shale Member

Grundy

Hance, Puckett Creek or Bulldog coal zone

Partridge shale mbr.

Mason rider coal

Mason, Cranes Creek, Cornett or Dorchester coal zone

Molus shale mbr.

shale member D

Splitseam coal

Dave Branch shale

Clear Fork coal

Yellow Creek Sandstone Member

Naese coal

Bee Rock
Sandstone

Naese Sandstone Member

Bee Rock coal

Bee Rock Sandstone

Alvy Creek

Hensley Member

Coal Cliff mbr.

Tunnel or Raven coal zone

Sewanee
Sandstone

Sewanee Sandstone

"Middlesboro
Member"

Bottom
Creek

Dark Ridge
Member

Cumberland
Gap coal

Warren Point
Sandstone

Chadwell Member

White Rocks
Member