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1912 Map of Hilliards

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Hilliards
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Clintonville and Eau Claire anchor this early 20th-century landscape at the intersection of Venango, Butler, and Mercer counties. The terrain is deeply carved by Scrubgrass Creek and the Allegheny River, which winds along the eastern boundary. This era's rural infrastructure is remarkably dense, featuring a network of country schoolhouses like Victory School and Coal Valley School, alongside local industrial sites such as Gillmans Mill and Sutton Mill.

Transportation patterns are defined by the Pennsylvania and Bessemer and Lake Erie railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods through the valley. Notable landmarks such as the Anderson Stone House and Nelsons Bridge provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in the townships of Irwin, Clinton, and Scrubgrass. Small settlements like Nectarine and Lisbon reflect the distributed agricultural and extractive economy of the pre-war period.