About Ursina, Pennsylvania

Ursina is a Somerset County borough laid out in 1868 and organized in 1872. Its name honors Landowner Judge William J. Baer through ursus, the Latin word for bear. Early development included a blacksmith shop, sawmill, house, store, and school.

  • Laid Out in 1868Surveyors H.L. Baer and R.J. Botzer laid out Ursina on land owned by Judge William J. Baer.
  • Early Town BuildingsA blacksmith shop, sawmill, first house, and first store were established in 1868, followed by a school in 1870.
  • Borough Since 1872Ursina was formally organized as a borough in 1872.
  • Short-Lived RailroadThe four-mile Ursina Branch Railroad was built in 1871 and 1872, then operated about three years before the effects of the Panic of 1873 ended service.
  • First PhysicianDr. H. L. Bevins arrived in 1869 as Ursina's first physician and practiced there until moving away in 1881.

Find your street

Names on the Ursina map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Streets and roads21

  • Park Street
  • Weyand Avenue
  • Second Street
  • Harnedsville Road
  • Groff Road
  • Peck Road
  • Walnut Street
  • First Street
  • Connellsville Road
  • Jersey Hollow Road
  • Kristy Lane
  • Cemetery Road
  • High Street
  • Chestnut Street
  • Fourth Street
  • Mechanic Street
  • Willow Alley
  • Third Street
  • Jenkins Alley
  • Foundry Street
  • Jenkins Avenue

Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.

The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

The Details

About This Print

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Materials & Craftsmanship

A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.

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