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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Byrnesville Columbia County, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania state capital is Harrisburg. What would you like to know about Byrnesville Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items City Attractions Statistics & Facts The population of Byrnesville is approximately 75 (1985). The approximate number of families is 29 (1985). The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Byrnesville to Washington DC is 135 miles. The distance to the Pennsylvania state capital is 44 miles. (as the crow flies) Byrnesville is positioned 40.77 degrees north of the equator and 76.38 degrees west of the prime meridian. Return to Index Location Byrnesville location: in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, not far from Harrisburg. It is midway between Ashland and Centralia, only about a mile separating each town Return to Index History & History Related Items Byrnesville history: The village of Byrnesville no longer exists. It began in 1856 and was completely dismantled by 1996. Byrnesville was a small village located in Central Pennsylvania. It was divided into two parts, Upper and Lower Byrnesville. The first homes were built in Lower Byrnesville around 1856 and in Upper Byrnesville around 1865. The homes were built to house employees of a nearby coal company. Byrnesville was located in the Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania and coal mining and processing was its main industry. The population over the years varied as the coal mines had good and bad times. The majority of the people who first settled there were mostly Irish immigrants. Through the years the village was inhabited mostly by Irish Catholics. They attended St. Ignatius Church in nearby Centralia. An elementary school was located in early Byrnesville but was discontinued in the early 1930s. After that the children attended Conyngham Township schools and St. ignatius Catholic school in Centralia. Byrnesville was named after the Byrnes family who were the first settlers. Small grocery stores were operated by the Reilley, Byrnes and Gaughan families. A barroom was owned by another Gaughan family. Most of the shopping was done at nearby larger towns of Mount Carmel and Ashland. Byrnesville was part of and was governed by Conyngham township and Columbia County. After World War 2 ended, the coal mining industry started to decline and many of the younger people moved to other areas to find work. In the 1960s a fire ignited a coal seam near Centralia and it continued to burn underground and spread to adjoining areas. A federal government project relocated families out of Byrnesville in the 1980s because of the smoke and fumes from the underground mine fire. The population of Byrnesville just before the exodus from the fire was approximately 75 people living in 29 homes. The last family moved in 1996 and the final house was torn down at that time. The only remaining structures there now are a religious shrine on a hillside, a storage trailer, and an unused garage. Because the fire destroyed a part of nearby Route 61, it is now rerouted through the former village of Byrnesville. (Historical information submitted by Mike Reilley) The founding of Byrnesville: 1856 Return to Index Attractions Byrnesville attractions: See this website for information about Byrnesville, including pictures of the past there. Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Pennsylvania To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk. Custom Search

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