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1963 Map of Allensville

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Allensville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Allensville sits at the heart of the Kishacoquillas Valley in this early 1960s survey, updated with purple-line revisions from 1972. The landscape is defined by the sharp, parallel ridges of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, including Jacks Mountain and Stone Mountain. These ridges hem in agricultural valleys where small settlements like Menno, Rockville, and Sharpsburg are connected by local routes such as Waynesburg Road and Back Mountain Road.

The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community, highlighted by institutions like the Mennonite Cem, Wesley Chapel, and the Presbyterian Cem. Educational history is preserved through the locations of the Waynesburg Sch and Whitehall Sch. To the northwest, the wilderness of the Rothrock State Forest provides a stark contrast to the valley floor, with numerous trails such as the Copeland Trail and Hostetler Trail winding through the timbered slopes of Rocky Ridge and Miller Ridge.