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1904 Map of Barnesboro

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Barnesboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Susquehanna River and Blacklick Creek drain this section of the Allegheny Plateau during a period of industrial growth at the turn of the century. The map documents the early expansion of Barnesboro and Spangler in the east, where the Pennsylvania And Northwestern Division railroad supports the regional coal and timber economy. A network of older milling sites and hamlets persists across the landscape, including Mitchells Mills (Diamondville), Garmans Mills, and Kehers Mill.

Genealogists will find a wealth of small 1902-era settlements such as Strongstown, Cookport, and Taylorsville, alongside evocative local landmarks like Possum Glory and Turkey Knob. The survey also clearly delineates the complex township and county boundaries between Indiana Co. and Cambria Co., providing a precise look at the rural infrastructure of central Pennsylvania before the widespread modernization of the twentieth century.