1969 Map of Klingerstown

About this map

Klingerstown serves as a central hub at the convergence of several valley townships where Northumberland Co and Schuylkill Co meet. The 1969 landscape is defined by the sharp, parallel ridges of Line Mountain, Hooflander Mountain, and Mahantango Mountain, which channel development into tight, creek-side agricultural corridors. Small rural hamlets and named crossroads like Rough and Ready, Leck Kill, and Fearnot are scattered throughout the valleys, often organized around local congregations such as St Michaels Ch and Salem Ch. The presence of several Covered Bridge crossings over Mahantango Creek and Schwaben Creek underscores the traditional infrastructure maintained in this pocket of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country during the late 1960s. North of the developed valleys, the large expanse of State Game Lands No 84 preserves the steep, forested slopes of the mountain ridges.