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2023 Map of Nuremberg

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Nuremberg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Nuremberg and Weston anchor the center of this landscape where the borders of Columbia, Luzerne, and Schuylkill counties converge. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent ridges, including Buck Mountain, Green Mountain, and Nescopeck Mountain, which channel the flow of Black Creek and Tomhicken Creek. These steep elevations historically dictated the settlement patterns of the region, clustering small communities like Gowen, Fern Glen, and Derringer along the lower creek beds and more accessible gaps.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local history through the numerous religious and community burial grounds, such as the Saint John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cem and Saint Mary's Greek Cem in Sheppton, reflecting the cultural diversity of the local labor force. To the south, McDonald's Airport sits near Catawissa Creek, while the rural northwest is marked by the quiet stretches of Scotch Valley and Mountain Grove.