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1944 Map of Germantown

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Germantown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Baltimore and Ohio rail lines cut a diagonal path through this 1940s landscape of Montgomery County, anchoring a series of small rural communities and stopping points. The map documents the transition between older rural centers and the mid-century expansion, clearly distinguishing between Germantown and the site of Old Germantown. To the west, the settlements of Bucklodge and Bucklodge Sta appear along the tracks, surrounded by family-named landmarks like Thompsons Corner and Slidell.

The hydrography of the region is defined by the branching network of Great Seneca Creek, where industrial history is still visible at Cloppers Mill and Blackrock Mill. Higher ground is marked by Black Hill and small crossroads such as Clarksburg and Burdette. This survey, prepared by the Forest Service for the War Department, provides a precise look at the road networks and scattered farmsteads of central Maryland before the significant suburbanization of the late 20th century.