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1949 Map of Philadelphia

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Philadelphia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Philadelphia serves as the primary hub of this Jefferson County landscape, situated at the confluence of the Indian River and Otter Creek. The 1949 survey, with photorevisions through the early 1980s, reveals a rural economy organized around numerous crossroads settlements such as Bentleys Corners, Bishops Corners, and Halls Corners. A significant portion of the southeastern quadrant is occupied by the Fort Drum Military Reservation, showing the interaction between the local community and the federal installation.

Genealogists can identify localized historical landmarks, including the Quaker Cemetery and a series of numbered rural schoolhouses like School No 4 and School No 9. Transportation patterns are defined by the Conrail rail line and several prominent country roads like Pleasant Street and Poagland Road. The terrain is characterized by meandering waterways such as Black Creek and Hunter Creek, which drain the varied topography surrounding Moon Lake.