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1955 Map of Alloway

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Alloway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Alloway Creek and its network of millponds characterize this mid-century landscape in Salem County. The settlement of Alloway serves as a central hub, surrounded by a rural pattern of named corners and hamlets like Yorktown, Friesburg, and Aldine. Water management is a defining feature of the era, visible in the numerous reservoirs and ponds such as Slabtown Lake, Paradise Lakes, and Cobbs Mill Lake, which suggest a legacy of local milling and early industrial utility.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of rural landmarks, including Mt Zion Cem and the Mt Vernon Ch near Peeks Corner. The Pennsylvania-Reading railroad line cuts through the western portion of the sheet, linking this agricultural area to larger regional networks. From the Gaging Sta on the creek to the small Gravel Pits near Daretown, the map documents a community deeply connected to its land and water resources during the 1950s.