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1924 Map of Brookville

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Brookville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Brookville serves as the focal point of this rural Jefferson County landscape, where the confluence of North Fork and Sandy Lick Creek forms the Redbank Creek. The mapping reveals a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, characterized by an exceptional number of small district schools such as Hazel Dell School, Furnace School, and Crate School spaced at regular intervals for local farm families.

Industrial development is visible through the corridors of the Pennsylvania and Pittsburg and Shawmut railroads, which followed the winding creek valleys to reach coal-rich settlements like Conifer and Knoxdale. The distribution of crossroads communities such as Corsica, Richardsville, and Sprankle Mills reflects the traditional agricultural and timber-based economy of the region before the widespread consolidation of rural services.