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1967 Map of Hyndman

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Hyndman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Hyndman serves as the central hub of this Bedford County landscape, where the Baltimore And Ohio and Penn Central railroads converge along the narrow corridor created by Wills Creek. The map documents a period of stable rural industry and conservation, with large tracts of State Game Lands No 104 and State Game Lands No 48 anchoring the high ridges of Coughenour Ridge and Wills Mountain. To the south, the waters of Koon Lake and Lake Gordon fill the floor of the Cumberland Valley, providing a contrast to the steep gaps like Wolfords Gap and Mill Gap.

Genealogists and local historians can locate smaller settlements such as Fossilville and Cooks Mills, alongside several country churches and burial grounds. The presence of the Fellowship and Union Cems near Centerville and the Growden Cem further south provides specific points of interest for family research. The terrain is defined by the sharp parallel ridges of the Appalachians, including Evitts Mountain, which direct the flow of numerous small waterways like Oster Run and Evitts Creek.