Indiana University of Pennsylvania serves as a prominent institutional anchor in this region, which balances academic life with a legacy of heavy industry. The borough of Indiana is surrounded by residential developments like Getty Heights, Claypoole Heights, and Shado-Wood Village. To the south, the industrial character of the landscape becomes evident near Lucerne Mines and the borough of Homer City. The infrastructure of the area is defined by the valley of Two-Lick Creek, which supports the Cherry Run Dam and its associated reservoir, Cherry Run Lake. Genealogists may find value in the presence of several burial grounds, including Oakland Cemetery and the more rural Smathers Cemetery and Kunkle Cemetery, which mark the transitions between the growing town centers and the outlying countryside of Smathers and Graceton.
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1900 · Latrobe
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1902 · Latrobe
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1902 · Indiana
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1902 · Elders Ridge
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1903 · Latrobe
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Elders Ridge
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · New Florence
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · New Florence
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1922 · New Florence
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · New Florence
USGS Topo · 1:62,500