1950s Maps of Mercer County, New Jersey

1. 1952 Map of Princeton

   

   1952 Princeton

   1952 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Central New Jersey shows a landscape shaped by academic institutions and the early growth of suburban hamlets. Genealogists and historians can trace Princeton University and the Lawrenceville School, or locate vanished industries like Maddocks Pottery Co.

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4. 1953 Map of Lambertville, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Lambertville

   1955 Print · USGS

   The Delaware River corridor comes to life in the mid-1950s, showing the historic river towns of Lambertville and New Hope at a time of steady regional growth. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of local life through rural landmarks like St Martins Ch, Fairfield Sch, and the grounds of Washington Crossing State Park.

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7. 1953 Map of Jamesburg, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Jamesburg

   1955 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Middlesex County is captured just as the industrial corridors of the Pennsylvania railroad met the rising influence of the New Jersey Turnpike. Researchers can trace rural lineages through St James Cem and Township Sch No 2 or explore the footprint of the State Home for Boys.

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10. 1954 Map of Hopewell, 1955 Print

    

    1954 Hopewell

    1955 Print · USGS

    Mid-century New Jersey rural life is frozen in time here, showing the transition from established towns to the rolling farm country of the Delaware Valley hinterlands. Genealogists can trace family names through landmarks like Larisons Corners, Snydertown, and the Childrens Home near the Reading Railroad.

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13. 1954 Map of Princeton, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Princeton

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Princeton and Lawrenceville are captured here during a period of prestigious academic growth and steady infrastructure development. Genealogists and researchers can locate family-named landmarks and institutions like the Theological Seminary, Stony Brook Ch, and the Lawrenceville Cem.

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16. 1954 Map of Hightstown, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Hightstown

    1956 Print · USGS

    In the mid-1950s, the area between Princeton and HIGHTSTOWN remained a patchwork of small settlements and institutional campuses. Researchers can trace the layout of early communities at Grovers Mills and Princeton Junction or find local landmarks like Peddie Prep Sch and Mt Zion Ch.

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19. 1954 Map of Monmouth Junction, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Monmouth Junction

    1956 Print · USGS

    Central New Jersey in the mid-fifties reveals a landscape shaped by the Delaware and Raritan Canal and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Researchers can trace the legacy of the Revolution at Washington Headquarters or locate family plots in Cedar Hill Cem and Elmwood Cem.

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22. 1954 Map of Rocky Hill, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Rocky Hill

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Somerset County remains largely rural, dominated by large institutional estates and the rising ridge of Sourland Mountain. Genealogists can trace family names through the Harlingen Reform Cem or locate the sprawling New Jersey Neuropsychiatric Institute and Princeton Airfield.

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25. 1954 Map of Pennington, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Pennington

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Mercer County was a landscape of expanding educational institutions and quiet crossroads hamlets. Genealogists and historians can trace the growth of Ewing and Pennington, as well as landmarks like Bear Tavern, St Hedwigs Cem, and the Reading railroad line.

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28. 1955 Map of Trenton West, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Trenton West

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Delaware Valley transformed during the mid-fifties as planned communities like Levittown and Fairless Hills rose beside the river. Researchers can trace early suburban development through family-centric neighborhoods like Oaktree Hollow and landmarks like Rider College or the 3 M Airport.

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31. 1956 Map of Newark

    

    1956 Newark

    1956 Print · USGS

    The industrial heart of the Mid-Atlantic is captured here at the dawn of the highway era, tracing the dense corridors between Newark and Philadelphia. Genealogists and local historians can map the rail networks of the Reading RR or locate mid-century military life at Fort Dix Military Reservation.

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34. 1957 Map of Newark

    

    1957 Newark

    1957 Print · USGS

    The industrial and military heart of the Mid-Atlantic is mapped during its post-war suburban boom. Genealogists and historians can trace the intricate rail corridors of the Reading Railroad and locate key landmarks from Princeton University to Fort Hancock.

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37. 1957 Map of Trenton East, 1960 Print

    

    1957 Trenton East

    1960 Print · USGS

    Mid-century development spreads eastward from the Delaware River during the late fifties as residential neighborhoods begin to fill the spaces between historic hamlets. Researchers can trace the era's institutional landscape at the State Reformatory, the State Fairgrounds, and local landmarks like St Anthonys Convent.

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40. 1957 Map of Allentown, 1961 Print

    

    1957 Allentown

    1961 Print · USGS

    Allentown and its surrounding townships appear at a mid-century crossroads where quiet millponds meet the emerging New Jersey Turnpike. Researchers can trace family history through sites like St Johns Ch, Windsor Cem, and the milling hamlets of Walnford and Kirbys Mills.

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43. 1957 Map of Roosevelt, 1961 Print

    

    1957 Roosevelt

    1961 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Monmouth and Ocean counties meet in this detailed survey of rural New Jersey crossroads and planned settlements. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named landmarks like Carrs Tavern, Francis Mills, and Debows Ch.

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