1943 Map of Pike

About this map

Pike and its surrounding hamlets are the focus of this 1943 field-checked study, which illustrates the rural landscape of Wyoming County during the mid-war years. The settlement pattern follows the local drainage systems, with the town of Pike situated at the confluence of Wiscoy Creek, Bush Brook, and Spring Brook. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad cuts across the northern terrain, connecting small stations and agricultural hubs like Bliss and Hardys. A clear boundary line marks the transition between Wyoming and Allegany counties at the southern edge of the sheet. For genealogists and local researchers, the map identifies small crossroads like Eagle Center, Griffith Corners, and Pike Corners, along with local cemeteries and schools that served these farming communities before the era of widespread consolidation.