1966 Map of Spring Mills

About this map

Spring Mills stands as the primary hub of this valley landscape, where the confluence of Sinking Creek and Penns Creek shaped the early development of the region. This 1960s survey illustrates a rural corridor along the Penn Central railroad, linking small settlements like Penn Hall and Beaverdam through the heart of Penns Valley. The terrain is defined by a series of parallel ridges including Egg Hill and First Mountain, which separate the agricultural valley floor from the densely wooded tracts of Rothrock State Forest and Bald Eagle State Forest. Genealogy researchers will find significant detail in the placement of country houses of worship such as St Johns Ch and Bethesda Ch, alongside several family and community burial grounds like Union Cem and Paradise Cem. The map captures the area just as the Sidlerville Pike and secondary roads began to supersede the rail-and-water network of the previous century.