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1999 Map of Minersville

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Minersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Minersville and its surrounding coal-country hamlets are defined by the intensive mining history of Schuylkill County. The landscape is dominated by the massive ridge of Mine Hill, which separates the northern settlements like Heckscherville and Glen Carbon from the southern valleys. To the west, the infrastructure of the Schuylkill Airfield and the Firetower Mt Pleasant stand as prominent landmarks overlooking the numerous creek branches that feed the Schuylkill River.

Tracing the watershed reveals a complex network of industrial and natural features, from the Crystal Mine Res to the protected acreage of State Game Lands No 229. The map shows a transition from dense residential pockets like Llewellyn and Branch Dale to the wilder reaches of Sharp Mountain. This 1999 documentation, with buildings verified back to 1944, offers a clear view of the region's mid-century footprint remaining at the end of the millennium.