1953 Map of Oxford

About this map

Lincoln University serves as a prominent cultural and geographical anchor in this Chester County landscape, situated where the historic Baltimore Pike intersects the Penn Central rail line. The terrain is defined by the intricate branching of Big Elk Creek and its tributaries like McDonald Run and Hodgson Run, which carve through the townships of Upper Oxford and Lower Oxford. Local life in the mid-20th century is mapped through a dense network of country schoolhouses and churches, including the Oak Grove Sch and Beulah Ch. The transition from agrarian roots to suburban development is visible in the purple 1970s revisions, which show the emergence of a Trailer Park near Daleville and a Landing Strip south of New London. This survey illustrates how established village centers like Oxford and Russellville remained connected by colonial-era thoroughfares such as Street Road.