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2016 Map of Mifflintown

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Mifflintown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Mifflintown and Mifflin face each other across the Juniata River, serving as a central hub in this survey of Pennsylvania's ridge-and-valley province. The river corridor, squeezed through the Lewistown Narrows by Shade Mountain, dictates the primary transportation route for the William Penn Hwy. This arterial path connects smaller riverfront settlements like Macedonia and Cuba Mills with the larger municipal centers.

South of the river, the landscape transitions into a series of distinct agricultural valleys and ridges. Genealogists will find notable sites such as Church Hill Cem near Old Port and Union Cem near Mount Pleasant. The southern reaches of the map highlight established communities like Academia and Spruce Hill along Tuscarora Creek, while the peculiar geology of the Herringbone Ridges dominates the central terrain. The placement of the Mifflintown Airport and several dams, including Zooks Dam, illustrates the continued human adaptation to the area's river-dependent geography.