2016 Map of Garards Fort

About this map

Garards Fort and the surrounding township of Greene County are defined by a complex drainage network that has shaped rural settlement patterns for generations. The landscape is carved by the winding Whiteley Creek and its many tributaries, including Frosty Run and Woods Run, which dictate the paths of early thoroughfares like Garards Fort Rd. Genealogists will find a wealth of family history preserved in numerous burial grounds across the hills, from Whiteley Cem near the fork to Mason Ridge Cem and Steele Cem further south. The small hamlets of Kirby and Davistown serve as anchors in this undulating terrain, where ridges like Blaker Ridge separate narrow valley runs. Toward the southern border, the topography descends toward Dunkard Creek, illustrating the transition from upland farm roads to the deeper stream valleys that define the Pennsylvania-West Virginia borderlands.