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2010 Map of Somerset

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Somerset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Somerset serves as the central hub of this Perry County landscape, where a dense network of township roads radiates outward to smaller settlements like New Reading and Ziontown. The map reveals a high concentration of burial grounds, making it an essential resource for tracing local family history. Key sites include the New Saint Josephs Priory Cemetery and Old Saint Josephs Priory Cemetery near Lake Saint Joseph, alongside several denominational grounds such as the Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Cemetery and Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.

Water management is a defining characteristic of the terrain, documented by several engineered structures. The flow of Somerset Creek and Painter Creek is moderated by features like the Somerset Reservoir Dam and Clouse Lake Dam. Further south, the map details technical water works such as the Rush Creek Structure 3a Reservoir, indicating modern flood control or agricultural infrastructure that shapes the contemporary rural environment.