Western Middle Coal Field


map of Western portion



map of Eastern portion



(East) Mahanoy District, south of Locust Mountain
  • drained by the Mahanoy Creek, which empties into the Susquehanna River at Port Trevorton
  • bounded by Locust Mountain and Mahanoy Mountain on the south, Big or Head Mountain on the north
  • nearly all in Schuylkill County
  • Philadelphia & Reading and Lehigh Valley Railroads
  • Locust Gap, Merriam, Locustdale, Ashland, Girardville, Gilberton, Shenandoah, St. Nicholas, Mahanoy City, Delano

Shamokin Basin (West District)
  • drained by the Shamokin Creek, which empties into the Susquehanna River at Sunbury
  • bounded by Locust Mountain on the south, Mahanoy Mountain on the west, Thick or Shamokin Mountain on the north
  • nearly all in Northumberland County
  • Philadelphia & Reading, Lehigh Valley, and North Central Railroads
  • Zerbe Township, Shamokin, Coal Township, Kulpmont, Mount Carmel, Aristes, Centralia

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