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1952 Map of Landisburg

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Landisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Loysville and Landisburg anchor this rural landscape in the mid-1950s, a period when small-town institutional life was centered around the Tressler Orphan Home and local civic landmarks like the Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp. The terrain is defined by the heavy ridgelines of Blue Mountain and North Mountain, which create deep valleys such as Tyrone Valley and Sheaffer Valley. These geographic barriers directed early transit and settlement patterns, visible in the winding course of Sherman Creek and the remnants of an Old Railroad Grade.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the rural churches and burial sites that dot the countryside, including Mount Zion Church Cem and Landisburg Cemetery. The map also captures the placement of several local education sites from a bygone era, such as the Oak Grove School and Mcclures Gap School, providing a precise look at the community's mid-century footprint before later developments altered the Perry County and Cumberland County borderlands.