2016 Map of McClure

About this map

McClure and McAlisterville anchor this 2016 study of the ridge-and-valley terrain where Mifflin, Snyder, and Juniata Counties converge. The landscape is defined by the massive parallel rise of Jacks Mountain and Shade Mountain, separated by the drainage of S Br Middle Cr and Beaver Cr. This modern survey details the persistent rural character of central Pennsylvania, tracing the transition from agricultural bottomlands to the wooded heights of Black Oak Ridge and Firestone Ridge. Small historic settlements like Bannerville and Raubs Mills are connected by a network of farm-to-market roads, while local genealogy is preserved at sites like Union Cem and Saint Pauls Cem. The geography reveals how travel and development have long been funneled through natural gaps, including Lost Creek Gap and McAlister Gap, which provide essential passage through the steep terrain.