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2023 Map of Union Bridge

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Union Bridge and the surrounding Maryland countryside are defined by a network of historic milling sites and small agricultural crossroads settlements. The map highlights a rural economy tied to the local hydrology, with Crouse Mill, Otterdale Mill, and Simpsons Mill distributed along the windings of Big Pipe Creek and Little Pipe Creek. These waterways serve as the primary geographical anchors for the region, which straddles the Carroll Co Frederick Co line.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local-history detail in the numerous burial grounds, such as the Pipe Creek Friends Cem, German Baptist Cem, and Mountain View Cem. From the small airfield at Keymar Airpark in the north to the cluster of homes at Clemsonville and McKinstrys Mill in the south, the survey details the modern layout of these long-established communities while preserving the names of the family-run industries that shaped the area's development.