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2019 Map of Palmyra

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The borough of Palmyra and the surrounding Lebanon Valley landscape are meticulously detailed in this survey of the region south of Swatara Creek. This area, deeply rooted in Pennsylvania German heritage, shows a high density of small family and denominational burial grounds, including the Blauch Family Graveyard, Hershey Farm Cem, and the Christian Burckholder Graveyard. The town of Annville serves as an educational and cultural anchor for the eastern portion of the map, centered on the Lebanon Valley College campus.

Southward across the Dauphin County and Lebanon County border, the landscape transitions into a series of smaller hamlets and rural crossroads such as Campbelltown, Fontana, and Plainville. Natural drainage patterns like Quittapahilla Creek and Spring Creek dictate the layout of the local road network, which connects scattered landmarks like the Rover Airport and the Brightbill Meeting House. The distribution of sites like the Dohner Mennonite Church Cem and Stauffers Mennonite Church illustrates the enduring religious geography of the valley.