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1967 Map of Amaranth

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Amaranth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Addison Ridge and Sideling Hill dominate this topographic landscape in the late 1960s, framing a series of narrow valleys where agricultural and extractive life persisted. The village of Robinsonville sits tucked between the ridges, while the tiny hamlet of Amaranth serves as a local crossroads near McKees Run. This period was marked by the presence of numerous Gas Wells scattered across Monroe Town, indicating the active energy development of the era alongside traditional rural settlements like Buck Valley and Silver Mills.

Public land preservation is a defining characteristic of this terrain, with significant portions dedicated to State Game Lands No 49 and the Buchanan State Forest. Genealogists and local historians can trace foundational community markers through several country churches and burial grounds, including Pleasant Union Ch and the Indian Graves located near Indian Grave Run. The map also captures the path of a major Pipeline cutting across the ridges, illustrating the modernization of the Pennsylvania backcountry.