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1969 Map of Coolspring

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Coolspring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The hills and creek valleys of Jefferson County are marked by a deep-rooted industrial and religious landscape in this 1969 field-checked survey. Numerous Gas Wells and active Strip Mine operations are peppered throughout the townships of Rose, Knox, and Oliver, illustrating the region's reliance on mineral and fuel extraction. The Pittsburg and Shawmut railroad snakes through the terrain, connecting small coal and timber settlements like Ramsaytown and Knox Dale to the wider Pennsylvania rail network, alongside lines of the Conrail system.

For genealogists, the map is a detailed record of community life, locating numerous rural anchors such as St Johns Cem, Meade Chapel, and Hunters Grove Ch. The presence of the State Game Lands No 31 in the southeast quadrant shows the preservation of the wooded uplands around Little Sandy Creek. Smaller hamlets like Coolspring and Markton are clearly defined, preserving the mid-century footprint of these villages before later modernization.