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2013 Map of Greencastle

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Greencastle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Greencastle serves as the central hub of this Franklin County landscape, where modern transportation corridors intersect with historic agricultural settlements. The town is flanked by numerous springs and water sources, including the distinctively named Tayamentasachta Spring and the Greencastle Reservoir, which underscore the importance of the local watershed. To the north, the community of Marion and the agricultural operations at Brown's Mill Poultry Farm illustrate the region's enduring farming character.

Transit patterns are defined by the convergence of major roadways and smaller local routes like Swamp Fox Rd and Grindstone Hill Rd. Smaller clusters of activity appear at Shady Grove, Kauffman, and Zullinger, while the Cumberland Valley Airstrip provides a specialized transport link. The map detail effectively shows the transition from the dense street grid of the borough to the expansive fields and scattered homesteads of the surrounding countryside.