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2019 Map of Mercer

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Mercer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Mercer County Courthouse stands as the central landmark of this area in the late 2010s, anchoring the seat of government amid a landscape of small crossroads settlements and winding watercourses. This territory is marked by the convergence of Neshannock Creek and its many tributaries, including Cool Spring Creek and Scrubgrass Creek. Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds, from the Old Mercer Graveyard and Mercer Citizens Cem near the town center to the Saint-Hermenegild Churchyard Cem further east in Pardoe.

The geography transitions from the urban grid of Mercer to outlying hamlets like Blacktown, London, and Amsterdam. Natural features like Springfield Falls and Turkey Ridge define the local terrain, while the Grove City Airport highlights modern transportation alongside older routes like the Leesburg Station area. The distribution of sites like the Nazareth Cem and Carpenter Cem across these rural townships preserves the 19th-century settlement patterns within a contemporary landscape.