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1944 Map of Arendtsville

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Arendtsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

South Mountain and Piney Mountain dominate the northwestern reaches of this Adams County landscape, where the wooded expanse of Michaux State Forest gives way to the fruit-growing valleys and settlements of Menallen and Butler townships. The local road network converges on Arendtsville, a central hub situated near Conewago Creek, while smaller communities like Bendersville and Mummasburg anchor the surrounding agricultural lands. The topography is defined by prominent elevations such as Wildcat Knob and Yellow Hill, which overlook the fertile stretches of Quaker Valley.

Evidence of rural community life is visible in the placement of the Brysonia Sch and Franklin Sch, as well as several unnamed cemeteries marked simply as Cem. The transition from the high ridges of The Narrows to the lowlands along Marsh Creek illustrates the geographical variety that shaped early settlement patterns and land use in this part of Pennsylvania, just as modern infrastructure like a prominent Pipeline began to cut across the historic terrain.