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1966 Map of Belleville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Belleville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Belleville serves as the primary hub of the Kishacoquillas Valley, a region defined by its long-standing agricultural and milling heritage. The landscape is characterized by the massive ridge of Jacks Mountain, which separates the valley from the winding Juniata River to the south. Small settlements like Union Mills and Strodes Mills point to the area's early industrial roots along local waterways like Kishacoquillas Creek.

Transport and utility infrastructure by the mid-1960s had become prominent, including the Pennsylvania Railroad corridor and numerous telephone and pipeline routes crossing the ridges. Notable landmarks for local historians include the Belleville School, several rural congregations such as Big Valley Church and Maple Grove Church, and various family-named sites like Corbin Cemetery and Mattawana Cemetery.