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1955 Map of Manheim

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Manheim
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Cornwall Hills rise along the northern edge of this survey, where the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the HorseShoe Trail cross through heavily wooded tracts of State Game Lands No 145 and State Game Lands No 156. Centered on the town of Manheim, the landscape reveals a dense network of Pennsylvania Dutch country life, marked by numerous rural meeting houses and small family-named settlements like Mastersonville and Old Line.

South of the hills, the terrain is characterized by winding runs such as Chickies Creek and Brubaker Run that powered earlier industry. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of country churches including Hernley Ch and Erismans Ch, alongside rural burials at Shoemaker Cem and Earhart Cem. The presence of the Reading railroad line and the Lancaster Junction area highlights the region's mid-century transportation importance between Lebanon and Lancaster counties.