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2016 Map of Spring Mills

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Spring Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Penns Valley and the surrounding ridges of the Ridge-and-Valley province dominate this 2016 survey, where the border between Centre County and Mifflin County follows the high ground of Long Mountain. The landscape is a study in agricultural and geological patterns, with long-established settlements like Spring Mills, Farmers Mills, and Potters Mills situated near the water sources of Penns Creek and Sinking Creek. These creeks often disappear into the limestone geology characteristic of the region, evidenced by labels like Rising Spring.

Genealogists will find a concentration of burial sites including Union Cem, Heckman Cem, and Paradise Cem near Penn Hall. The terrain transitions from the broad valley floors to steep gaps such as Zerby Gap, Synagogue Gap, and Wildcat Gap. In the southern portion of the map, the landscape becomes increasingly forested and high-relief as it enters the Big Poe Valley and Little Poe Valley, illustrating the historic isolation of these mountain hollows.