Old Maps of Perry County, Pennsylvania for Hiking & Exploration

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Perry County, PA maps

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  1. 1892 Map of Harrisburg
    1892 Map of Harrisburg
    1892 Harrisburg
    1892 Print · USGS
    The Pennsylvania capital and the Susquehanna River corridor are captured here in the 1890s, revealing a landscape of mountain gaps and canal-era infrastructure. Genealogists can trace family roots through settlements like Wormleysburg, Linglestown, and the grounds of the State Lunatic Asylum.
    2 unique versions available

  2. 1893 Map of Millersburg
    1893 Map of Millersburg
    1893 Millersburg
    1893 Print · USGS
    The Susquehanna River valley in the 1890s shows a landscape shaped by competing transport systems and mountain ridges. Trace the path of the Pennsylvania Canal through Liverpool or locate family roots in Millersburg and Elizabethville.
    7 unique versions available

  3. 1899 Map of Harrisburg
    1899 Map of Harrisburg
    1899 Harrisburg
    1899 Print · USGS
    Harrisburg and the Susquehanna River valley are captured here in the 1890s as the railroad era reached its height alongside older waterways. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Pennsylvania Canal and find local landmarks like Heckton Mills and the State Lunatic Asylum.
    15 unique versions available

  4. 1907 Map of New Bloomfield
    1907 Map of New Bloomfield
    1907 New Bloomfield
    1907 Print · USGS
    Perry County at the start of the twentieth century was a landscape of steep ridges and vital river junctions. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations in settlements like New Bloomfield or locate early industrial sites such as Juniata Furnace and Cove Forge.
    6 unique versions available

  5. 1907 Map of Millerstown
    1907 Map of Millerstown
    1907 Millerstown
    1907 Print · USGS
    The Juniata River and Pennsylvania RR dominate this early twentieth-century survey of the central Pennsylvania ridge-and-valley country. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous specific landmarks like Browns Mill Cocolamus PO, Gimbelings Mill, and St Peters Church.
    4 unique versions available

  6. 1919 Map of Newville
    1919 Map of Newville
    1919 Newville
    1919 Print · USGS
    Cumberland County life in the late teens centers on the rail corridors and water mills between the mountains. Trace family roots at Newville or Pine Grove Furnace, and locate rural landmarks like Reiters Mill and Miller Church.
    6 unique versions available

  7. 1919 Map of Mattawana
    1919 Map of Mattawana
    1919 Mattawana
    1919 Print · USGS
    Central Pennsylvania's ridge-and-valley network is captured here at the end of the Great War, showing a landscape defined by small mill towns and diverging rail lines. Genealogists can trace family names and ancestral homes in McCulloch Mills, E. Waterford, and Blairs Mills.

  8. 1923 Map of Shippensburg
    1923 Map of Shippensburg
    1923 Shippensburg
    1923 Print · USGS
    Shippensburg and its surrounding valley floor were defined by the rail lines and agricultural networks of the early twentieth century. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools and churches, including Brookside School, Lurgan Sta, and the State Normal School campus.
    3 unique versions available

  9. 1924 Map of Harrisburg
    1924 Map of Harrisburg
    1924 Harrisburg
    1924 Print · USGS
    The Susquehanna River corridor at the state capital reveals a landscape of industrial river gaps and ridge-line valleys in the 1920s. Genealogists and historians can trace the paths of the Pennsylvania Canal and find landmarks like the State Lunatic Asylum and Fort Hunter.

  10. 1925 Map of Mifflintown
    1925 Map of Mifflintown
    1925 Mifflintown
    1925 Print · USGS
    Juniata County in the mid-1920s is a landscape of river-oriented towns and remote mountain gaps. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like Peach Blossom School, Jericho Mills, and the village of Mifflintown.

  11. 1930 Map of Loysville, 1953 Print
    1930 Map of Loysville, 1953 Print
    1930 Loysville
    1953 Print · USGS
    Perry County's rural heartland is meticulously detailed in the 1930s, showing a landscape of ridge-and-valley farms and forest camps. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like St Paul Ch, Academia Sch, and Loysville.

  12. 1933 Map of Loysville
    1933 Map of Loysville
    1933 Loysville
    1933 Print · USGS
    Perry County's rural heartland is shown in detail during the early 1930s, when isolated valleys were still dotted with one-room schoolhouses and family farms. Genealogists can trace family footprints through sites like Fort Robinson, Cisna Run, and the numerous local schools like Oak Grove Sch.
    3 unique versions available

  13. 1934 Map of Mifflintown, 1962 Print
    1934 Map of Mifflintown, 1962 Print
    1934 Mifflintown
    1962 Print · USGS
    The Juniata River valley and the ridges of the Pennsylvania heartland appear here in the mid-1930s. Researchers can trace the path of the Pennsylvania RR through Mifflintown or locate family landmarks like Raubs Mills, Seawra Cave, and Church Hill Sch.

  14. 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

  15. 1937 Map of Mifflintown
    1937 Map of Mifflintown
    1937 Mifflintown
    1937 Print · USGS
    Juniata County in the mid-1930s shows a landscape of tight-knit valley communities and mountain gaps along the Juniata River. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near dozens of rural landmarks, including Oakland Mills, Port Royal, and the Old Port Sch.
    3 unique versions available

  16. 1941 Map of East Waterford
    1941 Map of East Waterford
    1941 East Waterford
    1941 Print · USGS
    The Ridge-and-Valley province of Central Pennsylvania appears here in the years before the war, dominated by the great parallel spans of Tuscarora Mountain. Genealogists can locate family sites among numerous rural institutions like Pine Glen Ch, McCullochs Mills, and the CCC Camp at East Waterford.
    3 unique versions available

  17. 1943 Map of Millerstown
    1943 Map of Millerstown
    1943 Millerstown
    1943 Print · USGS
    Mid-Pennsylvania ridge-and-valley life is captured here during the 1940s as the Juniata River corridor serves the Pennsylvania Railroad. Genealogists and historians can locate numerous rural landmarks like Beers Foundry, Arbogast Church, and the Hiester Valley School.

  18. 1943 Map of Millersburg
    1943 Map of Millersburg
    1943 Millersburg
    1943 Print · USGS
    Dauphin and Northumberland counties appear here during the mid-1940s, defined by the river-and-rail economy along the Susquehanna River. Researchers can trace the heritage of small valley towns through landmarks like St Johns Church, Morning Glory School, and the Limestone Quarries.

  19. 1943 Map of Harrisburg
    1943 Map of Harrisburg
    1943 Harrisburg
    1943 Print · USGS
    The Pennsylvania capital and its surrounding Susquehanna riverfront are seen here during the war years. Researchers can trace the extensive rail networks and find local landmarks like Fort Hunter, Good Hope Mills, and Wenrichs Ch.
    3 unique versions available

  20. 1943 Map of New Bloomfield
    1943 Map of New Bloomfield
    1943 New Bloomfield
    1943 Print · USGS
    Perry County's ridge-and-valley landscape is captured here during the Second World War as the rail-and-river corridor remained vital to the region. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Hustons Mill, Mecks Corner, and the old Wila P O post office.

  21. 1943 Map of Shippensburg, 1965 Print
    1943 Map of Shippensburg, 1965 Print
    1943 Shippensburg
    1965 Print · USGS
    Cumberland and Franklin Counties are captured here during the Second World War as modern infrastructure began to pierce the ridges. Researchers can trace family roots through dozens of rural landmarks like State Normal Sch, Orrstown, and the Union Ch.

  22. 1945 Map of Newville
    1945 Map of Newville
    1945 Newville
    1945 Print · USGS
    Cumberland County at the end of the war shows a landscape where the new turnpike crosses a valley of established farms and mills. Researchers can trace family-named sites like Elliotts Mill, the Greythorne Walnut Bottom PO, and schools like Bluehill Sch.

  23. 1945 Map of Shippensburg
    1945 Map of Shippensburg
    1945 Shippensburg
    1945 Print · USGS
    Cumberland and Franklin counties meet at the base of the ridges in the mid-1940s, just as modern infrastructure begins to reshape the valley. Genealogists and historians can trace numerous rural schoolhouses like Clay Hill Sch and early infrastructure like the Kittatinny Tunnel and State Normal Sch.

  24. 1947 Map of Harrisburg West
    1947 Map of Harrisburg West
    1947 Harrisburg West
    1947 Print · USGS
    The Susquehanna River corridor near Harrisburg is captured here just after the war, showing the massive rail infrastructure and mountain gaps that define the region. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Enola yards, Good Hope Mills, and family burial sites like Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
    3 unique versions available

  25. 1947 Map of Halifax
    1947 Map of Halifax
    1947 Halifax
    1947 Print · USGS
    The Susquehanna River valley emerges in the post-war era as a landscape of mountain ridges and fertile river islands. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Jacobs Church, the Shamokin School, and old riverside settlements from New Buffalo to Speeceville.
    3 unique versions available

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