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1966 Map of Reynoldsville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Reynoldsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Reynoldsville serves as the industrial and residential hub of this Jefferson County landscape, situated along the winding course of Sandy Lick Creek. During the mid-1960s, the region was defined by a complex extraction economy, evidenced by the numerous Gas Wells and extensive Strip Mine operations that pockmark the hillsides between the boroughs. The Penn Central railroad corridors facilitate movement through the townships of Winslow, Pine Creek, and McCalmont, connecting established settlements like Soldier and Wishaw.

Rural life is anchored by a dense network of local landmarks, from the Lookout Tower on the central ridge to several country parishes including Bollinger Ch and Paradise Ch. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of family and community burial grounds, such as Moore Cem, Zion Cem, and the prominent Reynoldsville Cem. The presence of State Game Lands No 244 highlights the balance between industrial land use and the preservation of Pennsylvania's wooded terrain.