1955 Map of Millville

About this map

Four Mile Creek and its many tributaries, including Lick Run and Darrs Run, carve a network of valleys through this rural Butler County landscape. The settlement of Millville sits at a crossroads in the south, while smaller communities like McGonigle and Woods Station punctuate the route of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. This survey reflects a mid-century period of transition, evidenced by the development of Queen Acres and the presence of recreational features like Holiday Lake and Island Pond. For genealogists and local researchers, the map is a detailed record of civil and social infrastructure, from the rural Hanover School to numerous burial grounds such as Flankenstein Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery, and Milford Cemetery. The landscape is further defined by historic boundaries like the Reily and Hanover township lines, which organize the agricultural patchwork of the era.