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2023 Map of Distant

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

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Mahoning Creek winds through a landscape defined by small clusters of settlement and significant genealogical sites along the border of Clarion and Armstrong counties. The village of Putneyville sits at a prominent bend in the creek, while the legacy of early local industry is preserved at McCrea Furnace and the nearby McCreas Furnace Cem. These small rural communities, including Belknap and Eddyville, are connected by a network of winding roads like Dayton Rd and Putneyville Rd that follow the region's complex topography.

Family history is deeply etched into the land here, with numerous small burial grounds and rural parishes such as the Jerusalem Lutheran Cem, Concord Presbyterian Church Cem, and the Milliron Family Cem. To the south, Mahoning Creek Lake dominates the drainage basin, illustrating how the modern landscape manages the waters of Scrubgrass Creek and Cathcart Run that feed into the larger creek system.