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1953 Map of Stewartstown

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Stewartstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Agricultural traditions and milling history define this portion of York County, where the Pennsylvania Railroad once wound through the valleys of Muddy Creek and its many tributaries. The landscape is characterized by a high density of local industry along the water, featuring several named mills such as Sechrist Mill, Cross Mill, and Bacon Mill that anchored these rural communities. The map highlights the layout of the borough of Stewartstown at the southern edge, showing its early residential and commercial core before modern expansion.

Scattered across the townships of North Hopewell and East Hopewell are numerous family-named landmarks and institutions essential for genealogical research. These include Strayer Sch, Trinity Ch, and the Old Roundhill Cem, alongside smaller hamlets like Felton, Winterstown, and Brogueville. The network of small roads and creek-side settlements illustrates the late-19th to mid-20th-century transition of this rolling piedmont region.