1960 Map of Kunkletown

About this map

Chestnut Ridge and Blue Mountain define the sharp topographic grain of this Northampton County landscape, where the Appalachian Trail follows the high ridgeline through State Game Lands No 168. Below the ridges, the agrarian and industrial character of the 1960s is evident in the cluster of settlements including Kunkletown, Klecknersville, and Emanuelsville. The map captures an era of infrastructure change, showing several abandoned railroad grades that once served the local economy, alongside active quarries and claypits near Smith Gap. Local history is anchored by numerous rural congregations such as St Matthews Ch and Zion Ch, while the southern portion of the quadrangle is drained by the meandering Hokendauqua Creek and Monocacy Creek. Recent suburban growth is signaled by the inclusion of Kingswood Estates and a Trailer Park, added during 1970 revisions.