Southview is a
census-designated place located in
Mount Pleasant and
Cecil Townships in
Washington County in the state of
Pennsylvania. Southview is located in northern Washington County along Southview Road, within a mile of
Pennsylvania Route 50
Pennsylvania Route 50 (PA 50) is a state highway located in western Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at PA 844 in the Independence Township community of Independence less than a mile from the West Virginia state line. The east ...
. As of the
2010 census the population was 276 residents.
History
Southview was built as a
coal town
A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residen ...
for the Montour No. 1 coal mine, which opened in 1914. The village was considered to be a first-class miners' town and included housing for miners and their families, as well as a company store. The exact date of the mine closing is unknown, but it was probably closed between 1932 and 1939, according to the aerial photos.
[http://www.montourrr.com/Mines/MP22MontourNo1.pdf ]
References
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Census-designated places in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Census-designated places in Pennsylvania