 The Mingo Oak , known alternatively as the Mingo White Oak , was a white oak that stood in such a cove at the base of Trace Mountain on a shelf near the headwaters of the Trace Fork of Pigeon Creek , a tributary stream of Tug Fork . The tree was located near the census @-@ designated place of Holden , 10 miles ( 16 km ) from Logan and 1 mile ( 1 @.@ 6 km ) from the Logan County line in Mingo County , from which it took its name . The county was in turn named for the Mingo Iroquois peoples , of which Native American war leader Logan was affiliated . Holden was the base of operations of the Island Creek Coal Company , which leased the land where the tree was located . 
