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1935 Map of Hughesville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Hughesville sits at the northern edge of a landscape defined by the intricate drainages of Little Muncy Creek and the Chillisquaque Creek system in the mid-1930s. This survey, conducted by C.W. Goodlove, reveals an agricultural and rural network across the borders of Lycoming, Montaur, and Columbia counties. The terrain is densely punctuated by small one-room schoolhouses, such as Steck Sch, Reifsnyder Sch, and California Sch, which reflect the localized social structure of these farming townships before school consolidation.

Transport is anchored by the Pennsylvania railroad line, which connects smaller hubs like Jerseytown and Washingtonville. The map captures several distinctive local identifiers, including Ritters Crossroads and named heights like Backbone and Dutch Hill. The transition from the more developed valleys around Millville and Lairdsville to the ridge-and-valley slopes of Moreland township illustrates the persistent rural character of this region between the Great Depression and World War II.