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2016 Map of Grantsville

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Grantsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Grantsville and its surrounding mountain ridges define this corridor through Garrett Co and Somerset Co, where the historic National Pike crosses the Casselman River. The landscape is shaped by the steep rises of Negro Mountain and Meadow Mtn, with the river system providing a focal point for settlements like Jennings and Bevansville. In the northern section, the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland cuts across high elevations like Christner Hill and Ringer Hill, illustrating the trans-border connectivity of rural communities like Springs and Niverton.

Genealogists will find a significant distribution of family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including the Negro Mountain Cem, Ridgley Cem, and Dung Hill Cem. The presence of the Casselman Bridge near the town of Grantsville highlights the area's long-standing importance as a regional transit point. Smaller hamlets such as Foxtown and Casselman are connected by a network of rural routes like Bittinger Rd and New Germany Rd, tracing the early patterns of upland agriculture and valley industry.