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1959 Map of Lecontes Mills

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Lecontes Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The West Branch Susquehanna River carves a deep, winding path through this portion of Clearfield County, defining the local geography as it flows past Shawville and the Shawville Tunnel. This mid-century landscape is heavily marked by the region's industrial extraction, with numerous Strip Mines appearing across the plateaus surrounding Lecontes Mills and Congress Hill. The settlement pattern reflects small rural clusters often centered around community institutions, such as Egypt Ch and the Pleasant Valley Ch.

Infrastructure for the Conrail line follows the river's contours, supporting the movement of resources through towns like Croft and Gray. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several family and community burial grounds, including Murray Cem, Congress Hill Cem, and Shiloh Cem. Smaller, perhaps vanished locales like Needful, Bishtown, and Gillingham are clearly localized alongside features like the Drive-in Theater near Mineral Springs.