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1967 Map of Mench

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Mench
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Raystown Branch Juniata River meanders across the northern reaches of this rural Pennsylvania landscape, passing the site of Juniata Crossing and the industrial infrastructure at Jackson Mills. The terrain is defined by a succession of prominent ridges, including Polish Mountain, Clear Ridge, and Rays Hill, which dictate the local settlement and transportation patterns. Small communities like Mench and Mattie serve as focal points for the surrounding agricultural and wooded areas.

Genealogists will find a dense network of country churches and burial sites, from Wesley Chapel and Stevens Chapel to smaller congregations like Rock Hill Ch and Mt Union Ch. Several crossings of Brush Creek are marked by a Covered Bridge, reflecting a pastoral infrastructure that persisted even as the Pennsylvania Turnpike and modern pipelines began to bisect the countryside. Large tracts of State Game Lands No 49 emphasize the transition into the more sparsely populated ridges of the southern map area.