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1935 Map of Donegal

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Donegal
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The ridge-and-valley landscape of the Laurel Highlands is captured here in the mid-1930s, defined by the winding paths of Indian Creek and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor. This survey illustrates the dense network of rural infrastructure supporting the mining and agricultural communities of Mount Pleasant and Donegal townships. Large-scale topographic detail reveals numerous isolated public institutions, from the Stauffer School to the St Boniface Chapel, alongside industrial markers like Horner Mill.

The industrial character of the era is evident in the rail spurs serving coal patches such as Mammoth and Calumet at the western edge of the sheet. Further east, the terrain becomes more pronounced toward Painter Rock Hill, where early named crossroads like Stahlstown and Kregar serve as local hubs. The map also preserves the locations of early postal outposts, including the Mansville Post Office and Buchanan White Post Office, providing a valuable record of early 20th-century mail routes through these Westmoreland County hills.