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1893 Map of Shamokin

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Shamokin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

The anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania is anchored here by the industrial hubs of Shamokin and Danville, connected by a dense lattice of 19th-century rail infrastructure. The North Branch Susquehanna River carves through the northern landscape, where the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad compete for riverfront passage. To the south, the topography is dominated by parallel ridges including Little Mountain, Big Mountain, and Mahanoy Mountain.

Detailed rail spurs like the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Herndon Division serve the mining communities of Trevorton and Burnside, illustrating the era's reliance on steam transport to move Pennsylvania's mineral wealth. Genealogists will find interest in the scattered smaller settlements like Snydertown, Elysburg, and Paxinos, which were established along the fertile valleys of Shamokin Creek and Roaring Creek between the steep mountain ridges.