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1951 Map of Fairfield

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Fairfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Gettysburg National Military Park dominates the eastern edge of this Adams County landscape, showing the transition from the famous battlefield into the rolling hills and orchards of the Pennsylvania fruit belt. The Western Maryland railroad corridor serves as a central artery for the region, connecting the rural depots of McKnightstown Sta and Orrtanna. This survey captures the area as it functioned before modern development, punctuated by local landmarks like the Black Horse Tavern and the Katalysine Spring golf course.

Genealogists will find considerable value in the network of rural schoolhouses and cemeteries that anchored these farming townships. Locations such as the Lower March Creek Sch, McCurdy Sch, and Pitzer Sch are clearly marked alongside family-named landmarks like Mc Ginley Hill and Herr Ridge. The drainage patterns of Marsh Creek and its many tributaries, including Muskrat Run and Little Marsh Creek, define the topography and historical placement of settlements from Seven Stars to Fairfield.