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2019 Map of Greencastle

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Greencastle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Greencastle serves as the primary hub of this Franklin County landscape, where the town's historic street grid meets the surrounding agricultural valleys. The area is exceptionally dense with spiritual and genealogical markers, particularly those belonging to Mennonite and Brethren traditions, such as the Shanks Church of the Brethren Cem and the Marion Mennonite Church Cem. These sites, along with others like the Paradise Dunkard Meetinghouse Cem, reflect the deep-rooted religious heritage of the Quincy Township region.

Water resources define the outlying terrain, from the western flow of Conococheague Creek to specialized sites like the Greencastle Reservoir and Tayamentasachta Spring. Smaller settlements including Shady Grove, Marion, and Kauffman are linked by a network of rural roads that pass numerous family-named burial grounds, including the Grindstone Hill Cem and Byer Cem. This detailed record captures a community defined by its spring-fed valleys and a high concentration of ancestral churchyards.