1967 Map of Le Raysville

About this map

Le Raysville sits at the heart of this Susquehanna Valley landscape, where the agricultural uplands of Orwell and Pike townships meet the winding waters of Wyalusing Creek. This mid-century survey captures a rural Pennsylvania community defined by its crossroads and water bodies, from the cluster of buildings at Stevensville to the isolated St Matthews Ch and the Centerville Cem. The map reveals a network of dairy farms and small settlements like Brushville, East Herrick, and Chaffee Corners, many of which developed around early schools like the Maple Grove Sch. Natural features like Totem Lake, Leisure Lakes, and Ross Hill dominate the topography, while a lone Quarry and the Giffin Landing Strip hint at the local industries and transport methods of the late 1960s. The 1978 photorevisions, indicated in purple, trace subtle changes in the road network and field lines as the region evolved.