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1907 Map of Johnstown

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Johnstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1907
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1907

About this map

The Little Conemaugh River and Stony Creek converge in this early 20th-century landscape, framing the industrial heart of the region. The map captures a dense network of rail and river-driven settlements, including Woodvale, Franklin, and Prospect, just years after the devastating 1889 flood. High above the valley floor, the suburban development of Westmont and the sprawling Grandview Cemetery represent a clear topographical shift in residential patterns away from the flood-prone basins.

Infrastructure dominates the terrain, with the Pennsylvania RR snaking through the valley alongside the Pittsburg Grade and the Old Portage RR Tunnel. To the north, the coal-rich reaches of Nanty Glo and Vintondale along Blacklick Creek show the expansion of mining interests. For the genealogist, the map preserves the locations of numerous post offices and vanished hamlets like Expedit PO and Wehrum.