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1959 Map of Mahaffey

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Mahaffey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The West Branch Susquehanna River carves a deep path through this section of Clearfield County, defining the local topography and the placement of its early settlements. Near the borough of Mahaffey, the landscape reflects a mix of spiritual and social hubs, such as the Camp Meeting Grounds and Banner Ridge Ch, alongside the heavy industrial footprint of numerous Strip Mines. The river valley serves as a primary corridor for transportation, carrying the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad and the Central New York line through hamlets like Bower and Bells Landing.

In the northern reaches, the terrain is notably less settled, dominated by the State Game Lands No 87. Here, small upland communities like Irishtown and Walltown are interspersed with local landmarks including the Goffe Sch and several family or parish burial sites like Woods Cem and St Bonaventure Cem. This 1959 survey records a landscape shaped by the extraction of natural resources and the established religious and educational foundations of rural Pennsylvania life.