1950s Maps of Bradford County, Pennsylvania

1. 1950 Map of Elmira

   

   1950 Elmira

   1950 Print · USGS

   The Finger Lakes region thrived in the late 1940s as a hub of industry and transport. Trace family roots and vanished landmarks near Seneca Lake or explore the rail lines of the Erie RR and the sprawling Seneca Ordnance Depot.

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4. 1953 Map of Roseville, 1954 Print

   

   1953 Roseville

   1954 Print · USGS

   Tioga and Bradford counties are captured here in the early 1950s, showing a landscape defined by upland farms and quiet crossroads. Researchers can trace ancestral roots at State Road Ch, find early settlements like Austinville, or follow the path of the Roosevelt Highway.

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7. 1953 Map of Seeley Creek, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Seeley Creek

   1955 Print · USGS

   The Chemung River valley and the hills of the state line appear here in the early fifties, before modern expansion. Researchers can trace rural school districts like Caton Sch No 2, family-named summits such as Kinner Hill, and the grounds of the Mt Savior Monastery.

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10. 1953 Map of Elmira, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Elmira

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Chemung River valley is shown at a mid-century peak of rail and institutional development. Researchers can trace the extensive Erie RR network and locate family plots in Woodlawn Cemetery or the Fulton Street Cem.

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13. 1953 Map of Elmira, 1961 Print

    

    1953 Elmira

    1961 Print · USGS

    Chemung County and the Pennsylvania borderlands are captured here in the early fifties, showing the industrial pulse of the river valley. Trace family roots through numerous district schools like Quackenbush Sch and burial grounds such as Woodlawn Cem.

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16. 1954 Map of Williamsport

    

    1954 Williamsport

    1954 Print · USGS

    North-central Pennsylvania in the mid-fifties is defined by the winding West Branch Susquehanna River and its industrial valley. Local historians can trace the massive Susquehanna Ordnance Depot and the extensive rail networks of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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19. 1954 Map of Millerton, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Millerton

    1956 Print · USGS

    Tioga County farming communities thrive along the New York border in the mid-fifties, before modern development altered these rural corridors. Researchers can trace family roots at West Jackson Ch or locate vanished homesteads near Pumpkin Hill Cem and Sopertown.

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22. 1954 Map of Gillett, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Gillett

    1956 Print · USGS

    Northern Bradford County's valley farms and rail sidings are frozen in time during the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace family-named landmarks and rural congregations like Baptist Hill Ch, Snedekerville, and the Doty Hill Cem along the PENNSYLVANIA railroad line.

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25. 1954 Map of Waverly, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Waverly

    1956 Print · USGS

    The village of Waverly appears here as a bustling rail crossroads during the mid-fifties, situated right at the New York and Pennsylvania state line. You can trace the legacy of early settlements and rural infrastructure through Owens Mill, the Bogart Hill Sch, and the winding tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad.

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28. 1954 Map of Wellsburg, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Wellsburg

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Chemung River valley in the mid-1950s shows a dense network of rail and river history along the New York-Pennsylvania border. Researchers can trace defunct infrastructure like the Abandoned Canal or locate local landmarks including The Red Schoolhouse and Riverside Cem.

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31. 1954 Map of Waverly, 1961 Print

    

    1954 Waverly

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Southern Tier's river valleys and rail networks are caught at a mid-century peak in this survey of Tioga and Chemung counties. Genealogists can trace family names through landmarks like Austin Hill Cem, the Double Mill Sch, and the historical Newtown Battlefield State Park.

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34. 1957 Map of Troy, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Troy

    1958 Print · USGS

    Bradford County dairy and rail commerce center on the town of Troy during the mid-fifties. Genealogists can trace family names through numerous rural burial grounds like Sylvania Cem and Hunt Cem, or locate landmarks such as the Lloyd Sch and Austinville.

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37. 1957 Map of Sayre, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Sayre

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Susquehanna and Chemung rivers meet in this late 1950s survey of the northern Pennsylvania border. Researchers can trace the industrial footprint of the Lehigh Valley RR, locate the Milan Cem, or explore old river landings like Greenes Landing.

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40. 1957 Map of East Troy, 1958 Print

    

    1957 East Troy

    1958 Print · USGS

    Bradford County’s rural townships are shown here during the late fifties, defined by upland farms and quiet crossroads hamlets. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous burial sites including Harkness Cem, Wetona Cem, and Ballard Cem.

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43. 1957 Map of Bentley Creek, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Bentley Creek

    1958 Print · USGS

    Northern Bradford County is captured here in the late fifties, showing the rural communities along the New York border before modern development changed the valley. Researchers can locate family homesteads near Bentley Creek Cem, the Township Sch, and the quiet crossing at Middletown.

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46. 1957 Map of Ulster, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Ulster

    1958 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Bradford County is characterized by upland farms and river valley transport along the Susquehanna River. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Luthers Mills Cem, the Covered Bridge, and the Lehigh Valley rail line.

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49. 1958 Map of Elmira

    

    1958 Elmira

    1958 Print · USGS

    The New York Finger Lakes during the late fifties reveal a complex landscape of glacial geology and industrial growth. Researchers can trace historic transport corridors like the Erie Canal and Erie RR, or locate institutional landmarks like Cornell University.

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