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1922 Map of Oil City

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Oil City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Oil City serves as the industrial and transportation hub for this portion of the Pennsylvania oil region, situated at the confluence of Oil Creek and the Allegheny River. The landscape is defined by the sharp bends of the river, which hosts small settlements and stations like Oleopolis and Walnut Bend. The Pennsylvania RR follows the riverbanks, connecting industrial points such as Rockmere and Reno to the wider region.

Beyond the river valley, the upland townships of Cranberry and Pinegrove are dotted with rural infrastructure essential to early 20th-century life. Numerous country schools, including the Kapp School and Blauser School, serve isolated farming communities. Evidence of the petroleum industry’s footprint is found in features like the Pump Station and the Clapp Lease, while the combined post offices at Salina Cranberry PO and Centerville Fertigs PO highlight the shifting postal geography of the era.