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1967 Map of Townville

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Townville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Townville serves as the primary municipal hub in this rural landscape of eastern Crawford County, where the settlement pattern is defined by traditional crossroads and scattered family-named corners. The map reveals a transition toward conservation, as large tracts of land are designated as State Game Lands No 146, State Game Lands No 69, and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge south of Lyona.

Genealogists can find significant detail among the various family and community burial grounds, including Smith Cem and Bentley Cem, alongside local institutions like the Randolph-East Mead High Sch in Guys Mills. The drainage of Muddy Creek and Woodcock Creek dictates the winding routes of secondary roads, connecting small clusters of homes at Jewel Corners, Clarks Corners, and Basil Corners that remained central to the township's rural identity during the mid-20th century.