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1957 Map of Sassamansville

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Sassamansville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Swamp Creek and its many tributaries, including West Swamp Creek and Schofer Creek, carve through the agricultural landscape of northern Montgomery County. In the mid-1950s, this region maintained a distinct rural character defined by a network of crossroad hamlets such as Sassamansville, Gilbertsville, and Fagleysville. The map reveals a land heavily utilized for both industry and recreation, notably featuring the unique geological site of Ringing Rock Park and the expansive State Game Refuge near the West Branch Perkiomen Creek.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by numerous country houses of worship and burial grounds, including the Falkner Swamp Cem and Keelors Union Ch. Aviation infrastructure is notably present for such a rural area, with both the Boyertown Airport and New Hanover Airport serving the community. The surveying by the Corps of Engineers highlights a terrain shifting from the industrial influence of nearby Pottstown to the rolling farmsteads of Douglass and New Hanover townships.