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1964 Map of Geistown

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Geistown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Little Conemaugh River and its steep valley dominate this landscape of industrial heritage and residential growth east of Johnstown. Evidence of the region’s early transportation and disaster history is preserved at the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, including the Staple Bend Tunnel, and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial near South Fork. The map documents a mid-century period of expansion, where suburban developments like Geistown and Salix sit alongside active and former extractive sites, indicated by various Strip Mines and Mine Dumps scattered across the ridges.

Institutional landmarks such as the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport and the University Park Shopping Center illustrate the shifting economic focus of the era. Settlement patterns are dense along the Conrail lines, connecting established boroughs like Scalp Level and Ehrenfeld to the larger industrial corridor. Numerous local landmarks, from the Windber Country Club to family-named cemeteries like Dunmyer Cem, provide a detailed record of the community's social and geographic fabric.