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1992 Map of Bernville

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Bernville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Bernville sits at the western edge of this Berks County landscape, where the waters of Little Northkill Creek and Tulpehocken Creek converge. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the sprawling reaches of Blue Marsh Lake, a significant water feature that transformed the local drainage pattern of Spring Creek and Licking Creek. This 1990s inspection records a mix of rural heritage and institutional development, evidenced by the cluster of the County Home and Hospital, County Prison, and County Sanatorium in the southeast corner near Camp Joy.

Away from the water, the terrain rises toward Scull Hill, surrounded by a network of family-named landmarks and old country congregations like Bellemans Ch and North Heidelberg Ch. The presence of State Game Lands No 280 and several Quarries indicates a landscape shared between conservation and local industry. Genealogists will find value in the specific locations of Stump Cem and the village structures at Centerport and Garfield.