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2023 Map of Cumberland

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Cumberland sits at the strategic center of this 2023 survey, where the North Branch Potomac River and Wills Creek meet against the dramatic backdrop of Wills Mountain. The urban core is defined by landmarks like the Allegany County Courthouse and numerous cemeteries including Rose Hill Cem and Saints Peter and Paul Cem. The landscape reveals the region's historic dependence on mountain gaps and water gaps, most notably The Narrows, which remains a critical corridor for transportation through the ridgelines.

Industrial and transit history is visible through the CSX Transportation lines and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Smaller settlements such as Mount Savage, Corriganville, and Wellersburg dot the valleys, while named heights like Haystack Mtn and Piney Mtn constrain the sprawl of modern development. Researchers can find numerous family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds like Cook Cem and Getz Cem along the Pennsylvania and West Virginia borders.