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2023 Map of Chaneysville

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Chaneysville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Chaneysville and its surrounding mountain ridges anchor this study of southern Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The landscape is defined by the sharp North-South orientation of Warrior Ridge, Polish Mtn, and Big Mountain, which channel local travel along narrow valleys. Small settlements like Elbinsville and Inglesmith sit near the Maryland border, connected by a network of rural roads such as Black Valley Rd and Chaneysville Rd.

Genealogists will find significant value in the high density of family and church burial grounds throughout the area, including the Fletcher Family Cem, Ash - Snyder Cem, and Barkman Cem. The drainage patterns of Fifteenmile Creek and Town Creek reveal the traditional agricultural and timber-ready nature of these hollows. From Five Forks in the north to the southern gaps, the map traces a persistent pattern of rural life organized around isolated church sites like Zion Lutheran Church.