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2023 Map of New Baltimore

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of New Baltimore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

New Baltimore sits at a narrow point of the Raystown Branch Juniata River valley, where the water cuts through the high ridges of the Alleghenies. This modern topographic study shows a landscape defined by its historical religious foundations, visible in the high density of rural cemeteries and churches that serve the small settlements of Glen Savage and Glade. These sites, including the Old Catholic Cem and Saint John the Baptist Cem, are often tucked into the steep drainages of Wambaugh Run and Breastwork Run.

The terrain is dominated by the looming presence of Savage Mountain and Bearwallow Mountain to the southeast. The modern transportation corridor of the Pennsylvania Turnpike cuts across these ridges, following the natural path established by early routes like Glades Pike. Notable family-named sites such as Gindlesperger Cem and the Burkhart Burial Ground offer specific touchpoints for local genealogists tracing early mountain families in Somerset and Bedford counties.