Reading, PA Historical Topo Map (1944)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Pennsylvania, US
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Older edition. This is the 1944 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

About the Reading quad
The Reading quadrangle is a USGS 15-minute historical topo map covering about 13 × 17 mi of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is the 1944 edition; the GeoPDF is 10.0 MB.
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Where this map covers
Named places on this map
69 named features inside the Reading, PA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1944) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Andstadt Hill
- Black Bear Hill
- Cedar Hill
- Chapel Hill
- Church Hill
- Deer Path Hill
- Dengler Hill
- Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill
- Gibraltar Hill
- Green Hill
- Guldin Hill
- Highs Hill
- Irish Mountain
- Kinsey Hill
- Monocacy Hill
- Mount Penn
- Neversink Mountain
- Pine Ridge · ridge
- Sand Hill
- Schwarzwald Hill
- Seidel Hill
- Seidels Hill
- Sheep Hill
and 1 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Amity Township Athletic Club Pool · reservoir
- Angelica Lake · reservoir
- Antietam Reservoir · reservoir
- Bernhart Reservoir · reservoir
- Bernhart Tank · reservoir
- Carsonia Lake · reservoir
- Daniel Boone Lake · reservoir
- Dauberville Lake · reservoir
- Egelman Reservoir · reservoir
- Fire Lake · reservoir
- Fleetwood Community Pool · reservoir
- Fleetwood Reservoir · reservoir
- Flying Hills Swimming Pool · reservoir
- Frush Valley Tank · reservoir
- Geiles Spring · spring
- Green Hills Lake · reservoir
- Hillside Swimming Pool · reservoir
- Kengrill Pool · reservoir
- Lake Valmont (historical) · reservoir
- Laurel Run Swimming Association Pool · reservoir
- Mammoth Spring · spring
- Mannerchor Tank · reservoir
- Maple Springs Swimming Pool · reservoir
- Mohnton Family Swim Association Pool · reservoir
and 14 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Bushongs Island (historical) · island
- Fritz Island · island
- Independence Island (historical) · island
- McKnight Gap · gap
- Poplar Neck · flat
- Shalters Grove · flat
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 5, 2026 · 10.0 MB