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1908 Map of Carnegie

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Carnegie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Chartiers Creek and its many tributaries, including Robinson Run and Millers Run, define the deeply dissected landscape southwest of the Ohio River confluence. This early twentieth-century survey reveals a transition from industrial riverfronts at Crafton and Carnegie to the rural townships of Cecil and Peters. The map documents the intricate rail network of the era, such as the Pittsburg, Chartier and Youghiogheny and the Wabash, which served the region's burgeoning extraction and milling industries.

Genealogists will find high-value markers in the numerous named post offices and small settlements like Treveskyn Cuddy PO and Rennerdale. Landmarks such as the County Home and the Union Church provide specific geographic anchors for early 1900s family records. The presence of Cliff Mine and various industrial sites like Guy Mills and McConnells Mills highlights the decentralized nature of the local economy before the heavy consolidation of the later century.