2013 Map of Shamokin

About this map

Shamokin anchors this 2013 survey of Pennsylvania’s anthracite region, where the street grids of Edgewood, Fairview, and Ferndale follow the narrow valley of Shamokin Creek. The map details a landscape shaped by coal geography, from the ridges of Mahanoy Mountain and Big Mountain to the clustered settlements of Coal Run, Ranshaw, and Greenback. Unlike the tightly packed boroughs to the south, the northern half of the quadrangle opens into the more rolling terrain around Elysburg and Paxinos, where the Northumberland County Airport and Jepkos Three Ponds Golf Course mark contemporary land use. Significant industrial markers like the Weigh Scales near Cabel and the Boyers Knob Lookout Tower to the southeast provide specific reference points for local history. Waterways such as Millers Run and Carbon Run define the drainage patterns between the high ridges like Whaleback, illustrating the corridor's unique physical and social orientation.