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1966 Map of Hazen

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Hazen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Extensive industrial and natural resources define the landscape of Jefferson County in the mid-1960s, where the winding corridors of the Pittsburg and Shawmut railroad connect coal-rich ridges and quiet settlements. The terrain is marked by numerous Strip Mine operations that flank the drainage basins of Fivemile Run and Little Mill Creek. In the north, State Game Lands No 54 provides a contrast of undeveloped woodland near Sugar Hill, while the Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport represents the region's mid-century infrastructure growth.

Local life centers on rural crossroads and small community landmarks like the Warsaw Sch and St Pauls Ch near Hormtown. Many family-named settlements including Egypt, Allens Mills, and Pardus are depicted at their peak before modern consolidation changed the rural character of Warsaw and Washington townships. The map also records numerous gas wells scattered throughout the timbered hills, illustrating the dual extraction economies of coal and gas that sustained these communities.