Cultural Resources Geographic Information System
Please note the upcoming changes to CRGIS in preparation for the PA-SHARE launch.
On January 11, 2021, CRGIS will be moved to "Read-Only" status and will no longer be updated with new historic resources, archaeological sites, surveys or reports.
PA-SHARE is expected to launch on February 22, 2021. On March 1, 2021, CRGIS will be taken offline and users redirected to PA-SHARE. To learn more about PA-SHARE, visit https://www.phmc.pa.gov/PA-SHARE/Pages/default.aspx.
Cultural Resources Geographic Information System (CRGIS) is a map-based inventory of the historic and archaeological sites and surveys stored in the files of the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has been collecting information concerning archaeological sites and historic resources for the greater part of a century. Currently there are approximately 25,300 archaeological sites and 136,000 historic properties in these files. Access to these paper records is free and open to the public by appointment at the SHPO office in Harrisburg. CRGIS is a means of accessing some of these data without a trip to Harrisburg.
CRGIS is a partnership between the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and PennDOT, with financial support from the Federal Highway Administration, the Baltimore District of the Army Corp of Engineers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Contact Information
Email CRGIS staff
Submission Notice
Please Note: By submitting materials with respect to state or federal historic preservation programs administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), you grant to the PHMC the rights to:
- Use the materials for education and promotional purposes and to promote the mission of the PHMC;
- Publish the materials on the PHMC Web site; and
- Make the materials available to researchers and scholars.