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2019 Map of Derry

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Derry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Chestnut Ridge dominates the eastern landscape of this Westmoreland County region, where the Loyalhanna Creek carves the dramatic Loyalhanna Gorge. This corridor serves as a primary transportation artery, followed closely by the Norfolk Southern rail line and the historic highway route through McCance and Kingston. The settlement pattern reflects Pennsylvania's industrial and coal heritage, with small communities like Peanut, Atlantic, and Superior clustered around the rail network and valley floors.

Local history is preserved in a dense concentration of parish grounds and burial sites, including Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic Cem and Saint Rose Cem. The transition from the urban edge of Latrobe to the steep hollows like Rock Hollow and Saint Clair Hollow illustrates the varied terrain that defined early Westmoreland commerce. Notable landmarks such as Buttermilk Falls and the Kennametal Reservoir provide specific points of interest for researchers tracing the development of the Derry and Bradenville area.