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1924 Map of Oil City

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Oil City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Oil City sits at the confluence of Oil Creek and the Allegheny River, serving as the industrial anchor for a landscape defined by the Pennsylvania oil boom. Surveyed in the early 1920s, the map reveals an intricate network of infrastructure supporting the petroleum and rail sectors, including the Pennsylvania railroad lines and several named leases like Clapp Lease. Beyond the urban core, the rural townships of Cranberry and Cornplanter are dotted with one-room schoolhouses such as Rogers School and Rose School, alongside small post office settlements like Salina (Cranberry PO).

A notable transition is visible between the heavy industrial riverfronts at Siverly and the recreational spaces like Monarch Park and Rose Gardens. The topography rises sharply from the riverbanks to ridges featuring landmarks like Eagle Rock and Coal Hill, illustrating how early development was forced to follow the winding river valleys. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named corners and rural churches like Meadow Church and St Marks Church.