1945 Map of Le Raysville

About this map

The Pennsylvania New York State Boundary Line forms the northern edge of this rural landscape, where the border country of Bradford and Susquehanna counties is defined by a network of winding creeks and upland farms. The borough of Le Raysville sits as a central hub, surrounded by dozens of family-named crossroads and hamlets like Potterville, Neath, and Birchardville. The terrain is deeply incised by the North Branch and Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek, which drain south toward the larger Susquehanna valley. Scattered throughout these highlands are essential community markers of the mid-1940s, including St Patricks Ch and numerous small burial grounds such as Centerville Cem and Devine Ridge Cem. The map captures a moment before major highway expansion, where secondary roads connect isolated schoolhouses like Flynn Sch and Logan Hill Sch to the dairy-farming hinterland.