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1948 Map of Springville

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Springville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Lehigh Valley railroad cuts through the heart of the Susquehanna County hills, connecting small dairy and agricultural hubs shortly after World War II. The terrain is defined by a dense network of named family landmarks and local elevations like Gobblers Knob and Strickland Hill, reflecting a landscape deeply settled by generational farmers and timber workers. Significant for genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-named burial grounds and community landmarks, including the Tyler Hill Cem, Lynn Cem, and Wallace Hill Sch.

Regional water systems like Meshoppen Creek and Burdick Creek dictate the layout of early road networks, which cluster around local junctions such as Springville and Auburn Four Corners. The presence of numerous ponds, including Lake Crystella and States Mill Pond, suggests a legacy of local industry and water management that helped sustain these rural crossroads. This 1948 survey documents a moment when these northern Pennsylvania townships remained firmly rooted in their rural nineteenth-century footprints before mid-century modernization shifted local settlement patterns.