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Photo Updates:

Centralia PA 2008
January Photos and 
commentary by
Donald Davis


2006 Photos


2005 Photos
of Centralia

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2004 Photos
of Centralia


2003 photos

of Centralia

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2002 photos

of Centralia

 

Fire In The Hole
by Kristie Betts
A fictional story based on Centralia
 

 

Looking for 
a reason to 
visit Centralia?
Plan your visit around one of Pennsylvania's best kept secrets located only 15 miles up the road from Centralia.

Knoebels
Amusement Park

Click Below for
 more details...

Knoebels
Amusement Park

 

Centralia PA Maps

This PDF document outlines with maps how the homes, buildings and other structures diminished over a 23 year period through 1976, 1993 and 1999.  Brian James Baldwin complied this data and mapped out the images within the document.  Thank you Brian.

This document is a PDF document and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.  Adobe Acrobat reader is a free download from www.adobe.com.

Please click the image to the right to open the document.

houses

The Topography map above illustrates the houses that once stood in this small community of Centralia.  Each black dot is a building or house.  Also noted is the cemeteries located in the lower center of the image which are indicated by a cross within the squares.  Click on the image to zoom in.

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How do I get to Centralia PA?

Many people ask how do I get to Centralia.  Although Centralia's zip code has been revoked, the town is still on maps.  We suggest using Google Maps to map your route to Centralia. 


View Larger Map

 

Above is a detailed street map including
the original names of the streets.
Click to Zoom in


 

 


 

 

 Centralia is located in east-central Pennsylvania.  
See Red star in map below.

Directions to Centralia PA:
7 mi. W of I-81, north of Ashland, east of Mount Carmel. Rt. 61/54.  Centralia is not an official tourist attraction. The gases are considered dangerous, so proceed at your own risk. The Map below is linked to a larger map.  Click the map to view a larger, detailed, local regional map.

Centralia, PA
County: Columbia County
Latitude: 40.8049
Longitude: -76.3412

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Other Interesting Things

 


 

 

So you want to Visit Centralia PA?  Read this Frequently Asked Question page before you go.
   
  Books about Centralia
  Personal Notes
  Maps of Centralia
  Around Town Today
  Additional Reading
  Centralia Sites/Books
  Local Attractions
  Haunted Centralia?
  Silent Hill Inspiration
  Other Mine Fires
  Search Centralia
  

Centralia PA inspires the making of the movie Silent Hill
Read More Here...


 

RESIDENTS TO SAVE THE BOROUGH OF CENTRALIA - FACT SHEET #6 - MARCH 1984 - This "Fact Sheet" was transcribed from a photocopied, original March 1984 newsletter from a Centralia organization called "Residents To Save The Borough Of Centralia".  Read the News Letter here

130th Anniversary of the 1877 Shamokin Uprising and the Great Railroad Strike .. Read More

Centralia Today
A Photo Documentary
of Centralia today.

 

Is Centralia Haunted?
Explore the possibility

  
Mine Emergency Response Program
Details from the
Saskatchewan
Mine Rescue Manual
  

  

Is there Hope
for Centralia?

Maybe...

Through the use of Nitrogen-Enhanced foam the Pinnacle mine fire was extinguished by Cummins Industries, Inc.  Cummins proposes to tackle the Centralia Mine fire and bring an end to the 
40 plus year fire.

Read this White Paper which evaluates the effectiveness of remotely applied nitrogen-enhanced foam to aid in efforts to isolate and suppress a mine fire.