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2019 Map of Ransom

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Ransom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves a deep valley through this Pennsylvania landscape, creating a dramatic corridor where the communities of Falls, Wyoanna, and Ransom were established. In the late 2010s, this area maintains a network of rural settlements and family-named landmarks like Square Top and Griffin Hill. The mapping of cemetery sites, such as the Montanye Family Cem and the Saint Stanislaus Cem, provides essential points of reference for genealogists tracking early families in this tri-county border region.

Transport and water are central to the terrain, with the Up RR following the river's eastern bank while several small tributaries like Buttermilk Cr and Falls Cr descend from the uplands, the latter featuring Buttermilk Falls. The map reveals the clustered residential patterns of Newton Center and Schultzville, illustrating how settlement historically followed the ridges and valleys between Lackawanna, Wyoming, and Luzerne counties.