1940s Maps of Jefferson County, West Virginia

1. 1942 Map of Winchester

   

   1942 Winchester

   1942 Print · USGS

   The Shenandoah Valley during the early years of the war shows a landscape of busy pikes and vital rail junctions. Researchers can trace historic fortifications like Star Fort, family sites at Ridings Mill, and landmarks like Greenway Court.

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4. 1943 Map of Gerrardstown

   

   1943 Gerrardstown

   1943 Print · USGS

   Berkeley County and the West Virginia-Virginia borderlands are captured here during the mid-1940s as a thriving network of valley settlements and mountain gaps. Researchers can locate family landmarks like the Old Stone Ch, the County Home, and the old Tollgate at Inwood.

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7. 1944 Map of Round Hill

   

   1944 Round Hill

   1944 Print · USGS

   The Virginia and West Virginia borderlands are captured here during the mid-forties, showing the river-carved landscape of the Blue Ridge. Researchers can trace the path of the Appalachian Trail or locate local landmarks like Mountain Mission and Round Hill.

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10. 1944 Map of Keddysville

    

    1944 Keddysville

    1944 Print · USGS

    Maryland's Civil War landscape and rural hubs appear in transition during the mid-forties. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Antietam National Cemetery, old stops along the Baltimore and Ohio, or the path of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

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13. 1944 Map of Martinsburg

    

    1944 Martinsburg

    1944 Print · USGS

    Berkeley County during the mid-forties reveals a landscape transitioning from traditional farming to wartime industrial and military activity. Researchers can trace family roots through the Dry Run Sunday School, locate the Newton D Baker General Hospital U S Army, and see the rail-side growth of Martinsburg.

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16. 1944 Map of Berryville

    

    1944 Berryville

    1944 Print · USGS

    Berryville and the fertile Clarke County farmlands are captured in the 1940s as the rail lines of the Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio shaped local trade. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near Beulah Church, Peagans Mill, and Rippon.

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19. 1944 Map of Berryville

    

    1944 Berryville

    1944 Print · USGS

    The Virginia and West Virginia borderlands are captured here in the mid-1940s, showing the agricultural valley around Berryville meeting the steep Blue Ridge. Researchers can trace the path of the Appalachian Trail or locate vanished landmarks like Boyds Ferry and the Yellow Schoolhouse.

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22. 1944 Map of Shepherdstown

    

    1944 Shepherdstown

    1944 Print · USGS

    Shepherdstown and Sharpsburg sit on opposite banks of the Potomac during the mid-1940s, a landscape defined by the river’s deep meanders and the canal era. Trace the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Abandoned) and old rural landmarks like Millers Sawmill or Fairview School.

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25. 1944 Map of Middleway

    

    1944 Middleway

    1944 Print · USGS

    Jefferson County at the height of the Second World War was a network of rural hamlets and rail lines. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites from Lower Johnsontown to Summit Point and the U S Fish Hatchery.

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28. 1944 Map of Charles Town

    

    1944 Charles Town

    1944 Print · USGS

    The Lower Shenandoah Valley comes alive mid-century as a hub of rail commerce and river industry. Trace family roots and local landmarks from Charles Town to the lime quarries of Bakerton, or locate rural sites like Zion Church and Skeetersville.

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31. 1944 Map of Harpers Ferry

    

    1944 Harpers Ferry

    1944 Print · USGS

    The confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers is captured in the mid-1940s, showing a landscape defined by mountain gaps and rail corridors. Researchers can trace the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Abandoned) or locate local landmarks like Stoker College and Garretts Mill.

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34. 1944 Map of Martinsburg, 1964 Print

    

    1944 Martinsburg

    1964 Print · USGS

    The West Virginia Panhandle is captured during the mid-1940s, revealing a landscape of vital rail junctions and Potomac River crossings. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Shepherdstown and Martinsburg, alongside landmarks like Martin Chapel and the Newton D Baker General Hospital.

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37. 1948 Map of Baltimore

    

    1948 Baltimore

    1948 Print · USGS

    Maryland and Pennsylvania crossroads are captured in the late 1940s, showing a landscape defined by historic rail lines and major military installations. Genealogists can trace family connections in Gettysburg, Westminster, and near the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

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40. 1948 Map of Cumberland

    

    1948 Cumberland

    1948 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Appalachia and the Shenandoah Valley are shown in detail, documenting the industrial and transportation hubs of the tri-state area. Genealogists can trace family roots through settlements like Double Tollgate and Bunker Hill or along the Baltimore & Ohio RR.

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