1944 Map of Piscataway

About this map

Hyde Field Army Air Base stands as a focal point in the north, reflecting the military's footprint in southern Maryland during the Second World War. This landscape at the border of Prince Georges and Charles Counties shows a rural transition where farming and forest meet expanding mid-century infrastructure. The village of Piscataway and the community at Waldorf are connected by a network of local roads such as McKendree Road and the Popes Creek Branch railroad. The map is particularly rich for genealogical research, documenting numerous rural meeting houses and centers of local life, including St Marys Church, Union Bethel Ch, and Ashbury Ch. From the tidal reaches of Piscataway Creek to the banks of Mattawoman Creek, the terrain is marked by family-named localities like Silesia, Tippett, and Berry, providing a clear record of 1940s settlement patterns before later suburban development.