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2019 Map of Honesdale

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Honesdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Honesdale and the surrounding plateau of Wayne County are defined by a complex network of waterways, where the Lackawaxen River meets its West Branch. The borough of Honesdale serves as a clear civic center, anchored by the Wayne County Courthouse and a dense street grid that includes landmarks such as the Saint Mary Magdalen Cem. Surrounding the town, smaller settlements like Seelyville, Cherry Ridge, and Bethany are connected by historical turnpikes and rural routes, reflecting a landscape long shaped by small-scale agriculture and early industry.

Water remains the dominant feature of the terrain, from Bear Swamp and Wilder Swamp to numerous named bodies like Glass Pond Number One, Kleinhans Lake, and Cadjaw Pond. For those tracing local history or genealogy, the distribution of small burial grounds such as Darling Cem and Glass Factory Cem provides clues to the footprint of vanished factory hamlets and rural homesteads that once dotted the valleys of Dyberry Creek and Mile Brook.