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2023 Map of Bellwood

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Bellwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Logan Valley serves as a primary corridor for settlement and transit, where the Little Juniata River flows alongside communities like Bellwood and Roots. The landscape is sharply defined by the massive ridge of Brush Mountain, which separates the more industrialized Altoona outskirts from the agricultural expanse of Sinking Valley. This 2023 survey provides a clear look at how residential development in Greenwood and Pinecroft has expanded against the steep western slopes of the Allegheny Mountains.

Tracing the area's rail history, the Bells Gap Rail Trl follows an old climbing grade into the highlands near Fostoria. Numerous family and community burial sites, such as Valley Cem and Saint Lukes Cem, are documented across the terrain. To the south, the Kettle Reservoir and several small runs like Sandy Run drain the mountain gaps, illustrating the complex hydrology that supported the valley's growth from early hamlets to modern townships.