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2023 Map of East Butler

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Greece City and the surrounding Butler County hill country appear here as a landscape of established rural settlements and evolving water management. The terrain is deeply carved by the winding paths of Connoquenessing Creek and Thorn Creek, which feed into modern impoundments like Lake Oneida, Boydstown Reservoir, and Thorn Reservoir. These reservoirs reflect the region's transition from early industrial and agricultural reliance on free-flowing streams to controlled municipal water sources.

Local history and genealogy researchers can trace a network of legacy sites, including numerous parish grounds such as Saint Josephs Cem and Zion Lutheran Cem. Smaller hamlets like Hooker, Saint Joe, and North Oakland are connected by a dense web of township roads, including the historic Oneida Valley Rd. The map also captures the industrial edge of East Butler along Railroad St, providing a clear view of the area's layout in the early twenty-first century.