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2019 Map of Nuremberg

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Nuremberg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Nuremberg and its neighboring villages occupy a complex corridor of ridge and valley where Columbia, Luzerne, and Schuylkill counties meet. This area is characterized by high, wooded elevations such as Buck Mtn and McCauley Mtn which hem in the narrow settlement strips of Weston, Gowen, and Fern Glen. The landscape's industrial and social history is etched in the presence of numerous small cemeteries, including Nuremberg Cem and Sacred Heart Cem, and the specialized transportation of McDonald's Airport near the Catawissa Creek in the south.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Tomhicken Cr and Black Creek cutting through the northern reaches. The settlement pattern follows these creek beds and the base of the mountains, with smaller hamlets like Zion Grove and Rock Glen serving as focal points for the rural road network. The map captures the distinct geographic separation between the Beaver Valley to the north and the deep wooded recesses of The Cove further south.