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1960 Map of Pennville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Pennville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Salamonie River meanders across the northeast corner of this 1960 landscape, where the settlement of Pennville serves as a primary hub for the surrounding township of Harrison. To the southwest, the industrial footprint of Dunkirk is anchored by the Pennsylvania Railroad and various utility infrastructures, including a large Substation and Sewage Disp facility. The area is defined by an extensive network of drainage ditches and runs, such as Wire Run and Crooked Creek, which carve through the agricultural blocks of Knox and Richland townships.

Local history is preserved in the numerous rural congregations and burial grounds that dot the section lines, including Hickory Grove Ch and the Maple Lawn Cem. Small crossroads like Ridertown and Trenton provide evidence of earlier settlement patterns. For genealogists and researchers, the map identifies specific family-named sites and landmarks such as the Wayman Cem and Buckles Cem, alongside evidence of the region's energy resources marked by scattered Oil Wells.