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1953 Map of Hughesville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Hughesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Hughesville sits at the northern edge of this Pennsylvania landscape, where the waters of Muncy Creek and Wolf Run meet. The 1953 revision reveals a network of rural school districts and small parish churches that defined community life in the mid-20th century. One can trace the transition from the dense street grids of Millville and Washingtonville to the scattered agrarian settlements of Jerseytown, Lairdsville, and Unityville.

The topography is marked by significant drainages including Little Muncy Creek and Chillisquaque Creek, which carve through the townships of Moreland, Anthony, and Madison. Genealogists will find interest in the numerous rural institutions captured here, such as Frenchtown Sch, Hendrickson Ch, and Longs Ch. This survey provides a precise record of the road networks and small-scale land divisions as they existed before the expansion of modern highway systems shifted the region's commercial focus away from these traditional crossroads.