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2013 Map of Ogletown

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Ogletown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Ogletown sits at the heart of this rural Bedford County landscape, where the headwaters of Clear Shade Cr and Cub Run descend from the high ground of Pot Ridge. The terrain is defined by its drainages, with Callihan Cr and Rocklick Cr carving paths through the central hills toward the southeast. The settlement pattern follows these watercourses and historical road corridors, notably around Ryot and the neighboring Ryot Run, which eventually meets Dunning Cr at the map's edge.

Local history is preserved in the naming of rural crossroads and geographic features such as Crumb and Calvary Hollow. Significant for genealogists and local historians are the many family-named roads like Wissinger Rd and Kauffman Rd, which delineate historic property boundaries. The presence of Pine Lake and the Old Bedford Pike suggests a transition from a strictly agricultural or timber-based past toward recreational and modern residential uses while maintaining the footprint of older mountain routes.