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1957 Map of East Troy

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of East Troy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

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Sugar Creek winds through the southern reaches of this Bradford County landscape, following the corridor of the Roosevelt Highway near East Troy. This mid-century survey reveals a rural society built around dairy farming and small crossroads hamlets, where family names are etched into the geography. Notable clusters of family-named landmarks like Harkness Cem and Westbrook Cem suggest generations of local heritage.

The central prominence of Mt Pisgah overlooks a network of small drainages including Mill Creek and Pisgah Creek. Evidence of early local industry and community life is visible in settlements such as Bourne Mills and Ayers Crossroads, while the presence of a High Sch in East Smithfield underscores its role as a local center. The distribution of small rural cemeteries like Ballard Cem and Turnpike Cem provides a detailed grid for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads across Springfield and West Burlington townships.