1964 Map of Connellsville

About this map

The Youghiogheny River flows through the heart of the region, defining the industrial and residential development of Connellsville and its surrounding communities. By the mid-1960s, the landscape was a complex network of rail lines including the Baltimore and Ohio, Penn Central, and Norfolk and Western railroads, which serviced the dense corridor between Scottdale and South Connellsville. The survey details an area of transition, where the heavy industry of the riverbank gives way to the rising elevations of Chestnut Ridge to the southeast. Genealogists will find a significant density of religious and burial sites, from the Green Ridge Memorial Park (Cemetery) near Pennsville to smaller parish locations like St Emorys Cem and Paradise Ch. The map also captures several educational landmarks of the era, such as Geibel High Sch and the State Hospital complex, alongside rural features like the Mt Pleasant-Scottdale Airport.