Hyden Formation in eastern Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia

• Copland/Taylor coal zone
• Hamlin coal zone
• Fire Clay/Fire Clay Rider coal zone
• Whitesburg coal zone

Copland/Taylor coal zone

Formation	Princess District	Licking River District	Southwestern District		Hazard District		Big Sandy District		Upper Cumberland River District			Tennessee	Virginia	West Virginia new terminology
									Middlesboro Subdistrict	Harlan Subdistrict
Four Corners	Magoffin Member	Magoffin Member	Magoffin Member		Magoffin Member		Magoffin Member		Magoffin Member	Magoffin Member		Magoffin Member	Magoffin Member	Winifrede Shale Member
Hyden	Taylor coal	Copland or Taylor coal	Copland coal		Copland or Taylor coal zone		Taylor coal		coal zone	Limestone coal		Sharp coal zone	Limestone coal	Chilton coal zone
										Jesse Sandstone Member			?
										Pardee, High Cliff or No. 10 coal			Pardee coal
	?	?	shale member M		shale member M		shale member M		?	shale member M		?	?	?

Hamlin coal zone

Formation	Princess District	Licking River District		Southwestern District		Hazard District		Big Sandy District		Upper Cumberland River District			Tennessee	Virginia	West Virginia new terminology
										Middlesboro Subdistrict	Harlan Subdistrict
Hyden	?	?		shale member M		shale member M		shale member M		?	shale member M		?	?	?
	Hamlin coal zone		Hamlin coal zone	Hamlin coal zone		Hamlin coal zone		Hamlin coal zone		Copper Spur coal	Wax or No. 9 coal		Beech Grove coal	Wax coal	?
		Moore Branch coal								uppermost Hignite coal zone?			Hatfield coal
	?	?	member L	member L		member L		member L		?	member L		?	?	?

 Fire Clay/Fire Clay Rider coal zone

Formation	Princess District		Licking River District	Southwestern District		Hazard District		Big Sandy District		Upper Cumberland River District			Tennessee	Virginia	West Virginia new terminology
										Middlesboro Subdistrict	Harlan Subdistrict
Hyden	?		?	member L		member L		member L		?	member L		?	?	?
	Fire Clay rider coal	Fire Clay coal zone	Fire Clay rider coal	Fire Clay rider coal zone		Fire Clay rider coal zone		Fire Clay rider coal zone		?	Smith coal zone		Big Mary coal zone	Gin Creek or No. 8 coal zone	Fire Clay coal zone
	?		?	member K		member K		?		member K	member K		?	?
	Fire Clay coal		Fire Clay coal	Fire Clay, Hazard No. 4, Rooster or Dean coal zone		Fire Clay, Hazard No. 4, Jackrock or Hyden coal zone		Fire Clay, Jackrock, Bevins, Springfield or Flatwoods coal [incorrectly Chilton]		Hignite coal zone	Wallins Creek or Phillips coal zone		Windrock coal zone	Phillips, Fire Clay, No. 7 or Jackrock coal zone
	?		?	member J		member J		member J		?	?		?	?	(unnamed marine zone)

Whitesburg coal zone

Formation	Princess District		Licking River District	Southwestern District		Hazard District		Big Sandy District		Upper Cumberland River District			Tennessee	Virginia	West Virginia new terminology
										Middlesboro Subdistrict	Harlan Subdistrict
Hyden	?		?	member J		member J		member J		?	?		?	?	(unnamed marine zone)
	Little Fire Clay coal	Whitesburg coal zone	Whitesburg coal zone	Upper Whitesburg coal zone	Whitesburg coal zone	Upper Whitesburg coal zone	Whitesburg coal zone	Upper Whitesburg coal zone	Whitesburg coal zone	Stray coal zone	Upper Whitesburg coal zone	Stray coal zone	Upper Pioneer or Bull Creek coal zone	Little Red or House coal?	Cedar Grove coal zone
				member I		member I		member I
				Lower Whitesburg coal zone		Lower Whitesburg coal zone		Lower Whitesburg coal zone
	?	?	?	?		?		?		Puckett Creek Sandstone Member	Puckett Creek Sandstone Member		?	?	?
	Kendrick Shale Member	Kendrick Shale Member	Kendrick Shale Member	Kendrick Shale Member		Kendrick Shale Member		Kendrick Shale Member		Kendrick Shale Member	Kendrick Shale Member		Kendrick Shale Member	Kendrick Shale Member	Dingess Shale Member