1930s Maps of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Explore 4 historic maps of Franklin County from the 1930s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1930s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how Franklin County's landscape evolved across the 1930s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.

  • Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1930s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
  • See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
  • Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
  • View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.

Start exploring Franklin County's history through authentic maps from the 1930s. This is your window into the past.


Franklin County, PA maps

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  1. 1935 Map of Needmore
    1935 Map of Needmore
    1935 Needmore
    1935 Print · USGS
    Fulton County settlements and ridge-and-valley farmsteads are documented here in the years before the Second World War. Genealogists can trace family names at Wink Cem or locate rural landmarks like Hammans Store, Sipes Mill, and Big Cove Tannery.

  2. 1936 Map of East Waterford
    1936 Map of East Waterford
    1936 East Waterford
    1936 Print · USGS
    The ridge-and-valley corridor of Juniata and Perry Counties is captured here in the mid-1930s, showing a landscape defined by narrow mountain gaps and small milling hubs. Researchers can trace ancestral roots through dozens of rural schools and churches, including McCulloughs Mills, Honey Grove, and Fairview Ch and Sch.
    2 unique versions available

  3. 1939 Map of Needmore
    1939 Map of Needmore
    1939 Needmore
    1939 Print · USGS
    Fulton County and the Bedford-Franklin borderlands appear here in the late thirties, showing a rural landscape defined by steep ridges and narrow valleys. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Sipes Mill, Wink Cem, and the Big Cove Tannery.
    3 unique versions available

  4. 1939 Map of Orbisonia, 1954 Print
    1939 Map of Orbisonia, 1954 Print
    1939 Orbisonia
    1954 Print · USGS
    Orbisonia and the surrounding mountain gaps are captured in the late thirties just as the modern turnpike was transforming the valley. Researchers can trace the narrow-gauge East Broad Top RR or find rural landmarks like Burnt Cabins and Jordan Cem.
    7 unique versions available

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