1959 Map of Curwensville

About this map

The West Branch Susquehanna River cuts a deep valley through Clearfield County, anchored by the borough of Curwensville. This map captures a landscape in transition, where the 1957 and 1959 surveys show the river's original path through Lumber City, later modified by the creation of Curwensville Lake and the Curwensville Dam. The surrounding hillsides are heavily marked by extractive industry, with numerous reclaimed strip mines and active strip mines dotting the plateaus between Anderson Creek and Little Clearfield Creek. Genealogists will find several rural burial grounds including Friends Cem, McClure Cem, and Ferguson Cem. Settlement patterns follow the valley floors and rail lines, with clusters at Grampian, Stronach, and New Millport. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade near Gazzam Run provides evidence of the area's earlier logging or coal-hauling infrastructure.