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2019 Map of Beech Creek

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Beech Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Bald Eagle Mountain and the Little Nittany Valley dominate this Central Pennsylvania landscape, where narrow gaps and mountain ridges dictate the settlement patterns of Beech Creek and Blanchard. The map reveals a high concentration of small, family-named burial grounds and rural congregations, such as Bossert Family Cem and the Blanchard Church of Christ Cem. These features, along with the Hays-Fearon Cem and Bechdel Cem, provide critical data points for genealogists tracing long-standing families in the region.

The presence of numerous natural springs, including Washington Furnace Spring and Lamar Spring, underscores the hydraulic history of the area. Waterways like Bald Eagle Creek and Fishing Creek serve as the primary drainages, while the northern extent of Foster Joseph Sayers Lake enters the frame near Blanchard. This modern survey also preserves the alignment of Railroad St in Eagleville, a nod to the area's older transportation corridors.