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1963 Map of Brush Valley

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Brush Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The confluence of coal extraction and modern water management defines this portion of Indiana County in the early 1960s. Yellow Creek Lake and Lick Two Lick Reservoir dominate the landscape, providing recreational and industrial resources near the community of Brush Valley. The presence of numerous Strip Mines and a Tipple near Strongs Hill underscores the region's reliance on mining, while the Yellow Creek Railroad provided the necessary transport for extracted resources.

For family historians, the sheet is exceptionally detailed with localized burial grounds, including Evans Cem, Robinson Cem, and Harmony Cem. Small settlements like Luciusboro, Waterman, and Penn Run are clearly delineated alongside family-named landmarks such as Evans Hill and Moose Hill. The 1981 revisions highlight the expansion of Yellow Creek State Park, showing the evolving balance between resource extraction and land conservation in Pennsylvania's interior.