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1932 Map of Clearfield

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Clearfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The West Branch Susquehanna River winds through a landscape of deep ridges and industrial development in this early 20th-century survey. The town of Clearfield serves as a central hub, where the Pa RR and New York Central RR facilitate movement through the river valley. Along the banks, smaller settlements like Shawville and Gray appear alongside infrastructure like the Clearfield Junction.

Upland from the river, the map reveals a rural network of community life concentrated around Chestnut Ridge. Numerous small schoolhouses, such as Williams Dale Sch and Wolf Run Sch, and country churches like Goshen Ch, are scattered throughout the hills. The terrain is marked by distinctive features such as Panther Rocks and the Caledonia Pike, reflecting an era where local geography and early transit corridors defined the settlement patterns of the county.