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1955 Map of Minersville

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Minersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Minersville and its surrounding coal communities dominate this mid-century Schuylkill County landscape, where the extraction industry is etched into the very terrain of Mine Hill and Sharp Mountain. The map reveals a dense network of company towns and patches like Heckscherville, Glen Carbon, and Branch Dale, all tied together by the Conrail rail lines that follow the tight valley floors. Significant revisions from the 1960s and 70s are visible in purple, highlighting shifts in infrastructure such as Interchange 35.

Water management for the anthracite operations is evident in the Minersville Reservoir and Crystal Res, while the complex topography is marked by numerous unnamed mines and specialized features like the Firetower Mt Pleasant. From the borough of Gordon in the north to Tremont in the southwest, the map documents a region defined by its industrial geology, including the course of the West Branch Schuylkill River and the steep ridges of Broad Mountain.