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1964 Map of Whitesburg

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Whitesburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Cochrans Mills and the winding valley of Crooked Creek define this rural landscape in Armstrong County during the mid-1960s. The area is characterized by a high density of extraction activities, with numerous Strip Mine sites and a Quarry dotting the hillsides, illustrating the region's industrial reliance on surface mining. This extraction economy exists alongside established agrarian communities and religious centers, such as Brick Church and St Michaels Ch.

Resource infrastructure is evident through the extensive Pipeline network crossing the terrain, connecting well sites to a central Pumping Station. The map captures the social geography of the era through small hamlets like Girty, Shay, and Rockville, while the western edge reveals the development of Crooked Creek State Park. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several family-named burial grounds, including the Shaeffer Cem and McDonalds Cem, as well as local landmarks like the Township Sch near the creek's edge.