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

Coal Fields of Northeastern Pennsylvania

The four fields of the anthracite region of Pennsylvania and the principal mining districts:

Northern (Wyoming) Field

• Carbondale, Scranton, Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, and Plymouth Districts

Lehigh or Eastern Middle Coal Field

• Green Mountain Basin
• Upper Lehigh, Freeland
• Little Black Creek
• Milnesville, Lattimer, Highland, Sandy Run
• Black Creek
• Ebervale, Jeddo, Eckley
• Hazelton Basin
• Hazelton
• Panther Creek District
• Beaver Meadow Basin
• Audenreid, Frenchtown, Trescow, Beaver Meadows

Second or Western Middle Coal Field

• Mahanoy District: south of Locust Mountain
  • Locust Gap, Merriam, Locustdale, Ashland, Girardville, Gilberton, Shenandoah, St. Nicholas, Mahanoy City, Delano
• Shamokin Basin (West District)
  • Zerbe Township, Shamokin, Coal Township, Kulpmont, Mount Carmel, Aristes, Centralia

First, Southern, or Schuylkill Coal Field
73 miles in length; from a point near the Lehigh River at Mauch Chunk to a point near the Susquehanna River six miles north of Harrisburg

• Lehigh and Little Schuylkill District
• Schuylkill and Swatara District
• bounded by Mine Hill on the north and Sharp Mountain on the south
• Tremont, Minersville, Pottsville, Tamaqua, Coaldale
• Wiconisco Basin (North fork or Lykens Valley Prong)
• Lykens (Wiconisco, Short Mountain, Lykens Valley, Big Lick, and Summit Branch {Williamstown})
• Dauphin Basin (South Fork or Dauphin prong)
• Rattling Run (Sharp Mountain): Reliance and Perservance (1825-1850)
• Yellow Springs: Kugler and Central Veins; Dauphin & Susquehanna Coal Company (closed 1859)
• Rausch Gap: Small, Grey, Heister, Seven, Four, Windlas, Dan's, Bill's, and Pitch Shafts (bef.1840-ca.1880)
• Gold Mine Run: Peacock, Grey, Heister, and Four; Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company

The Eastern Province contains approximately 90% of the high rank (anthracite) coal in the United States and includes the:
* Anthracite region of Pennsylvania
* Appalachian region (contains the greatest amount of anthracite in the U.S.)
* Atlantic Coast region of Virginia and North Carolina
* Anthracite region Rhode Island (minimal)