Kentucky is the third largest coal producing state in the US, mining over 80 million tons in 2013. The Appalachian Mountains run through eastern Kentucky and coal production has historically been important to the local economy. This GIS analysis focuses on Perry County, Kentucky, which has extensive coal mining. It calculates the area of mountains removed, waste dumped, and length of streams contaminated by mining in the county near three mine sites. The results found over 4.5 million square meters of mountain removed, 2.8 million square meters of waste dumped, and 90,465 meters of contaminated streams.