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1966 Map of Lansdale

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Lansdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Norristown State Hospital anchors the southern landscape of this Montgomery County survey, a massive institutional footprint situated just north of the Septa rail lines. The map reveals the postwar suburban expansion through central Pennsylvania, where established borough centers like Lansdale and North Wales begin to bleed into once-distinct villages such as Kulpsville and West Point. This growth is clearly tracked by the 1980s purple-tinted urban extensions, illustrating the infill between historic crossroads.

Genealogists will find a high density of local landmarks, from the St Patricks Cemetery and Norriton Cem to numerous country schoolhouses like Inglewood Sch and Whitpain Sch. The terrain is drained by several waterways, including Wissahickon Creek and Skippack Creek, while the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike cuts a modern swath through the older grid of country roads. Recreational landmarks like Mermaid Lake and Wings Field show the transition of the landscape from agriculture to suburban leisure.