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- About Pottstowncensus.gov
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- Montgomery Recorder of Deedsmontgomerycountypa.gov
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About public records in Pottstown
What we hold on Pottstown, and who keeps its records.
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Pottstown at a glance
- County
- Montgomery County
- County seat
- Norristown
- Population
- 23,356
- Montgomery County population
- 856,553
- Local records
- Montgomery County offices
- ZIP codes
- 19464
About Pottstown public records
Pottstown is an incorporated place in Montgomery County, a place of 23,356 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. The Montgomery County offices are in Norristown, the county seat. Our Montgomery County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Pottstown
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the two federal mine files
Pottstown mine record counts
- Named mine sites in the mineral file
- 2
- Worked out or abandoned
- 2
- Main minerals
- Clay
- Mine features on the topographic sheets
- 1
- Shafts, adits and tunnels
- 0
- Kinds mapped
- clay pit
- Sheets surveyed
- 1957
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The USGS mineral file records 2 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the USGS topographic mine features add 1 feature mapped inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts, adits or tunnels, digitised from the old survey sheets. The mineral the records name is Clay.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. DEP has an address lookup for mine subsidence risk at gis.dep.pa.gov/msiRisk/: enter a street address and if the site falls in a gray Underground Mining Area it is over or near a known mined area (read live). PHUMMIS at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis is linked from the DEP Act 54 maps page; its certificate chain cannot be verified from this box and the exact url is not in the search index.
Pennsylvania mine map and abandoned mine records
- Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas (DEP, hosted by Penn State)Scanned historic underground coal mine maps viewed and downloaded at a chosen site location, each linked to its PHUMMIS record (the PA Historic Underground Mine Map Inventory System, https://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis/).
- DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Report an AML EmergencyWhere to report an open subsidence hole, shaft or portal: the BAMR district office in Ebensburg (814-472-1800, bituminous region) or Wilkes-Barre (570-826-2371, anthracite region), after hours 800-541-2050; bureau page https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/programs-and-services/mining/abandoned-mine-reclamation.
- DEP Bureau of Mining Programs, underground mining maps and data (Act 54)Links the Active Underground Bituminous Coal Mining application, the DEP GIS open data layers (digitized mined out areas, longwall panels, permit boundaries), PASDA downloads, the Mine Map Atlas and PHUMMIS.
- DEP Mine Subsidence Insurance (MSI)State run insurance for damage from the collapse of abandoned underground coal and clay mines (residential coverage of $150,000 for $41.25 a year as the page states), with apply, renew and Check for Risk links; the application site is https://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/MSI/Home/Index.
Named workings recorded in Pottstown (2 shown, 1 more in the federal files)
Please read: Everything here can be wrong. This is information, not a guarantee: the two federal files can be wrong, incomplete or out of date, the boundaries and the geocoder can be wrong, a point is a location and not a property line, and nothing on this page says that a mine is or is not under any particular property. Do not buy, sell, move, or make any decision about a home or about your safety on this alone. Ask the state mine map office named here for the maps, and have a qualified engineer look at the ground.
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How do I register to vote in Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
Voter registration in Pennsylvania is run by the Pennsylvania Department of State, and the county voter registration office keeps the roll for Pottstown. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must register at least 15 days before the election.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The fee is $20 for each birth certificate; online orders add a $10 processing fee. The Department of Health runs six Vital Records public offices across the state for in person requests.
How do I look up property records in Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
Deeds for property in Pottstown are recorded by the county recorder of deeds, the county assessment office sets the assessed value, and the local elected tax collector; county treasurer in some counties sends the tax bill. Our Montgomery County page lists those offices.
How do I find business license records in Pottstown, Pennsylvania?
Businesses that operate in Pottstown register with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, which runs the state business entity search. There is no general business license that all Pennsylvania businesses must obtain; licensing depends on the business activity and location, and owners contact their locality about local business licenses.
How do I run a Pennsylvania criminal background check?
Pennsylvania criminal history checks are run by the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH). The fee is $22.00 for each PATCH check; online card payments add a 2% fee. Run a name based PATCH check online at epatch.pa.gov or send a mail in PATCH request.
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