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1953 Map of Newfield

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Newfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The borough of Newfield stands as a central rail and road junction in this 1953 survey, situated where the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines intersect and numerous rural routes converge. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Maurice River and its many tributaries, including Scotland Run and Little Ease Run, which feed into local basins like Malaga Lake and Iona Lake. These waterways served as early anchors for settlements such as Franklinville and Malaga.

To the south, the agricultural communities of Brotmanville, Alliance, and Norma represent a unique chapter of regional history, supported by institutions like the Alliance Cem and Friendship Ch. The map detail reveals a transition from these clustered farm settlements toward the more industrial grid of Vineland, with scattered landmark sites such as the Malaga Camp and Pine Grove Camp dotting the wooded periphery.