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2023 Map of Smithfield

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Smithfield serves as a focal point for this section of Jefferson County, where the village is situated atop the elevated terrain of Warren Ridge. The landscape is defined by its industrial legacy and traditional rural infrastructure, with several expansive water bodies like Boich Mining Company Pond Number One and Consolidation Coal Company Pond 0206 indicating the area's history of coal resource extraction. These industrial sites are interspersed with small communities such as Bloomingdale and Unionport, linked by a network of township roads and creeks including McIntyre Creek.

Genealogists will find considerable value in the documentation of numerous local burial grounds, ranging from the Northern Cem and Friends Cem near Smithfield to the historically significant McIntyre African Methodist Episcopal Cem. The map tracks the winding course of Cross Creek and the southern flow of Piney Fork, illustrating how the valley topography dictated the placement of settlements like York and Parlett.