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2010 Map of Millerstown

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Millerstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Juniata River carves a deep path through Perry County, where the historic Pennsylvania Canal remains a visible trace of nineteenth-century transportation history. Parallel to the river's bend, the communities of Millerstown and Thompsontown serve as primary hubs, with Thompsontown Station marking the importance of the rail corridor. The landscape is defined by a series of northeast-trending ridges and narrow valleys, such as Pfoutz Valley and Potash Hollow, which constrained settlement to the arable lowlands and stream banks.

Local genealogy is well-supported by numerous burial grounds scattered across the terrain, including Riverview Cemetery near Millerstown and the more secluded Auker Cemetery and Bull Hill Cemetery. Smaller hamlets like Donnally Mills and East Salem anchor the rural road network, while the name Old Ferry on the river south of town points to earlier river-crossing methods used before modern bridging.