Frackville, Administrative borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Frackville is an administrative borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, situated on the north slope of Broad Mountain. Located at the intersection of Interstate 81 and State Route 61, the borough sits at approximately 1,470 feet elevation.
The borough formed in 1876 from the merger of two villages, Frackville and Mountain City, taking its name from early settler Daniel Frack. This consolidation reflected the region's growth during the coal-mining era.
The Dutch Kitchen diner serves as a gathering place where residents maintain connections to their Pennsylvania German and coal-mining heritage. Locals gather here to preserve ties to their community's past.
Interstate 81 offers direct access to Philadelphia about 102 miles southeast and Scranton about 60 miles northeast. Local police from Borough Hall can assist with information and directions around the area.
The Mahanoy Plane was a remarkable inclined railway that operated until 1931, moving approximately 50,000 tons of coal daily up the steep grade of Broad Mountain north of here. This engineering achievement shows the scale of infrastructure needed to extract and transport coal from the region.
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