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1931 Map of Connellsville

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Connellsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The industrial and agricultural heart of Westmoreland and Fayette counties unfolds along the Youghiogheny River, where steep topography and water access shaped the region's early growth. This survey, which incorporates data from the H.C. Frick Coke Co., reveals a landscape defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. These rail corridors connect dozens of small coal-and-coke settlements, including Youngwood, New Stanton, and Southwest.

Away from the riverbanks and rail lines, the map traces the social fabric of the era through a dense network of country schools and churches, such as Fairview Sch and Mt Pleasant Ch. Large-scale landmarks like the Fairgrounds and the Green Lick Reservoir provide distinct spatial markers for local historians. From the hills of Hempfield to the river junction at Connellsville, the map captures the transition from rural farming to the coal-driven economy of the early twentieth century.