In the Chinese town development history from traditional to modern，general has political，economic，military，cultural，transportation and other types.Towns in the economy type，in addition to agriculture，handicrafts，commerce and other types，there are coal towns，Shandong Yan shen，Hebei Tangshan，Henan Jiaozuo are representative.These towns are mostly derived from the ancient coal mines，and became coal mines urban and regional economic center gradually.To summary and research the history of some towns those rose due to coal，and to explore the relations between development coal mining industry and local socio-economic，it will benefits the current towns those hope by developing coal mines to promote industrialization，urbanization，and promote local social and economic development.