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1950 Map of Morris

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Morris
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Babb Creek winds through a landscape of deep hollows and high ridges at the boundary of Tioga and Lycoming Counties. The settlement at Morris serves as a focal point where Wilson Creek and Babb Creek converge, supported by the Erie RR corridor that tracks the water’s edge. Industrial history is visible in names like Tannery Hill Run and an upland mine near Rattler Hill, suggesting the timber and extraction activities that once defined this region.

Southward, the terrain rises toward Texas Mountain and the high point of Oregon Hill, where the Crawford Fire Tower stands as a sentinel over the surrounding townships of Morris, Pine, and Duncan. The map reveals a network of small, dispersed communities such as Hoytville, Lorenton, and Mt Pleasant, each connected by a system of ridge-running roads like Plantation Road and State Road. Family and local history can be traced through sites like Antrim Cem and Lewis Cem, alongside numerous family-named landmarks like McCloskey Hollow and Brooks Hill.