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1908 Map of Rockville

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Rockville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

The Potomac River forms the southwestern edge of this landscape, where the Maryland countryside of the early 1900s is organized into a network of numbered districts. Central to the region's economy and growth is the Metropolitan Branch railroad, which links the county seat at Rockville with growing communities like Washington Grove and Gaithersburg. These rail towns contrast with the older agricultural hubs such as Brookeville, Olney, and Laytonsville, which remain anchored by a web of turnpikes and rural roads.

Transport history is particularly evident in the presence of the Georgetown and Rockville Electric Road, reflecting the expansion of transit lines into the suburbs of Washington, D.C. From the northern reaches of No 12 Damascus to the southern boundaries of No 7 Bethesda, the map illustrates a transition from river-valley terrain to the high-country watersheds of the Patuxent River and Hawlings River. Local landmarks like Hunting Hill and Emory Grove provide specific points of interest for those tracing family roots in Montgomery County.