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1894 Map of Catawissa

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Catawissa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The Susquehanna River flows through the northwest corner of this late-nineteenth-century survey, where the Bloomsburg Ferry and Catawissa Bridge once facilitated movement across the water. The landscape is dominated by the steep, parallel ridges of the Pennsylvania coal region, including Nescopeck Mountain and Catawissa Mountain. To the south, the concentration of settlement and heavy rail infrastructure in Centralia, Ashland, and Mount Carmel reflects the era's intensive anthracite industry.

Multiple branches of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad wind through the gaps and valleys, connecting mining outposts like Locust Gap and Wilburton. In the more agricultural north, smaller settlements such as Numidia and Mainville are positioned along the winding course of Roaring Creek. This map captures the region when its industrial identity was firmly rooted in the deep coal runs and the complex network of competing rail lines.