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1949 Map of Lenoxville

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Lenoxville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Tunkhannock Creek carves a deep valley through this corner of Susquehanna County, anchoring a landscape defined by small rural hubs and post-war agricultural life. The settlement patterns of the late 1940s are visible in the clusters at Lenoxville, South Gibson, and West Lenox, where the West Lenox Ch served as a local anchor. The terrain is marked by family-named heights such as Gunn Hill and Carey Hill, while the lowland basins support numerous water bodies including Loomis Lake and Robinson Lake.

A notable mid-century addition to this traditional landscape is the Mount View Airport, positioned near the center of the sheet. The map preserves the locations of several one-room schoolhouses like the Wright Sch and Titus Sch, many of which were central to community identity before regional consolidation. Traces of early transportation and utility infrastructure, such as the prominent telephone line and the road network connecting Harding Corners to the surrounding townships, provide essential detail for genealogists and local historians.