1940s Maps of Wayne County, Pennsylvania

1. 1943 Map of Scranton

   

   1943 Scranton

   1943 Print · USGS

   Northeastern Pennsylvania’s coal and rail corridor comes to life in the 1940s, showcasing the dense urban industrial centers of the Wyoming Valley. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like the Fayette School and Locust Ridge School or trace the early paths of the DL & W and Erie railroads.

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4. 1943 Map of Stoddartsville

   

   1943 Stoddartsville

   1943 Print · USGS

   The Pocono Plateau at the height of the Second World War shows a landscape defined by river valleys and developing recreation preserves. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural schoolhouses and small settlements like Stoddartsville, Albrightsville, and the Fishery Sch.

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7. 1943 Map of Honesdale

   

   1943 Honesdale

   1943 Print · USGS

   The northern Poconos and the Upper Delaware River valley appear here during the early war years, showing a network of mountain hamlets and riverfront rail towns. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous remote institutions like Kingsbury Hill Church, Peakville P O, and the Hiawatha School.

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10. 1943 Map of Pocono

    

    1943 Pocono

    1943 Print · USGS

    Monroe County was a well-established retreat and transportation hub in the early 1940s, centered around the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad. Researchers can trace old mountain roads and family-named landmarks like Camelback Mountain, Naomi Pines Sch, and the Mount Pocono Airport.

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13. 1944 Map of Long Eddy

    

    1944 Long Eddy

    1944 Print · USGS

    The Delaware River valley straddles the state line during the mid-forties, showing a landscape of isolated hill farms and riverside rail towns. Researchers can locate numerous vanished country schools such as Priceville Sch and Cooley Sch or trace the path of the Erie RR.

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16. 1944 Map of Damascus

    

    1944 Damascus

    1944 Print · USGS

    Upper Delaware River communities in Wayne and Pike Counties appear here during the mid-forties, caught between the river's bends and the rising hills. Researchers can locate numerous rural schoolhouses and industrial sites, from the Oil Pumping Station to Skinners Falls and White Mills.

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19. 1946 Map of Forest City, 1966 Print

    

    1946 Forest City

    1966 Print · USGS

    Post-war Susquehanna County is captured here as the coal and rail era transitions into a new chapter. Genealogists can trace family lines through Forest City and find rural landmarks like the Curtis Valley Sch or Maple Grove Cem.

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22. 1946 Map of Honesdale, 1967 Print

    

    1946 Honesdale

    1967 Print · USGS

    Wayne County during the mid-1940s reveals a landscape defined by the Lackawaxen River and the Erie RR. Researchers can trace old family sites and rural institutions like the Rickard Sch, St Patricks Ch, and the County Fairgrounds.

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25. 1946 Map of Aldenville, 1968 Print

    

    1946 Aldenville

    1968 Print · USGS

    Wayne County highlands in the mid-1940s reveal a network of historic turnpikes and rural hamlets. Researchers can trace ancestral locations like Aldenville and St Cecelia Ch, or locate the State Fish Hatchery and East Dyberry Cem.

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28. 1946 Map of Waymart, 1968 Print

    

    1946 Waymart

    1968 Print · USGS

    Wayne and Lackawanna counties showcase a mix of industrial coal valley life and rural highland settlements in the mid-1940s. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots through the Russian Monastery, Old Canaan Cem, and the Fairview State Hospital.

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31. 1948 Map of Waymart

    

    1948 Waymart

    1948 Print · USGS

    The Lackawanna River valley and the eastern plateaus are shown in the late 1940s, just as the regional rail network remained at its peak. Researchers can trace the Erie Railroad through Carbondale and locate landmarks like the Russian Monastery or South Clinton Sch.

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34. 1949 Map of Forest City

    

    1949 Forest City

    1949 Print · USGS

    In the decade following the war, this Pennsylvania landscape shows the enduring rail-and-river network of the Moosic Mountains. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named landmarks and rural hubs such as Pleasant Mount, Uniondale, and the St Peter and Paul Ch.

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37. 1949 Map of Honesdale

    

    1949 Honesdale

    1949 Print · USGS

    Honesdale and the surrounding Wayne County townships are shown here in the late 1940s as the regional rail and road networks matured. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like St Patricks Ch, the County Fairgrounds, and the Erie RR line.

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40. 1949 Map of Aldenville

    

    1949 Aldenville

    1949 Print · USGS

    Wayne County's rural uplands are shown in the late 1940s, featuring a landscape of mountain townships and high ponds. Genealogists can trace family roots through the East Dyberry Cem, St Cecelia Ch, and early school sites like School No 3.

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