1956 Map of New Market

About this map

The Pennsylvania Railroad railroad corridor forms the backbone of this mid-century Montgomery County landscape, connecting rural commerce from New Market down through Browns Valley. This 1956 survey reveals a high density of ancestral landmarks, with family and community burial grounds like Weir Cem, Galey Cem, and Wasson Cem scattered across the township boundaries. The agricultural economy is anchored by infrastructure such as the Grain Bins at New Market and the Municipal Airport to the north, while the natural drainage of Offield Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, and Raccoon Creek dictates the placement of the area's earliest road networks. For those tracing regional history, the map provides a clear look at the proximity of country churches like Union Chapel and Finley Chapel Cem to the evolving transportation routes of the 1950s.