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2013 Map of Bergholz

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Bergholz
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Mechanicstown and Bergholz anchor this portion of the borderlands between Carroll and Jefferson Counties, where a landscape of ridges and hollows is defined by the headwaters of the Yellow Creek watershed. The drainage patterns here are exceptionally dense, with Elkhorn Cr and the Upper N Fork carving through terrain marked by landmarks like Watson Ridge and Rainy Ridge.

For those tracing family history, the map is remarkably detailed with small burial sites such as the Corinth Mechanicstown Cem, Chestnut Ridge Cem, and the Wells Jackman Cem. The settlement pattern follows the high ground and creek valleys, connecting rural crossroads like Scroggsfield and Wattsville via a network of named township roads. Unusual terrain features like Blazer Hollow and Tunnel Hill provide specific geographical context for 19th and 20th-century land tracts.