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1947 Map of Stillwater

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Stillwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Fishingcreek High School serves as a central landmark in this 1940s landscape, which follows the winding course of Huntington Creek through the rural borderlands of Columbia and Luzerne counties. The settlement pattern is defined by small, dispersed communities such as Fairmount Springs, Honeytown, and Bendertown, each linked by a network of local roads and the Reading rail line.

Genealogists can find significant detail in the placement of neighborhood institutions, including the Belles Cem and Dodson Cem, alongside numerous rural schools like Town Hill Sch and Southdale Sch. The terrain is characterized by a series of prominent ridges and hollows, including Creveling Hill and Marshall Hollow, while natural features like Wenner Swamp and the peak of Huntington Mtn define the area's physical limits. The map provides a precise view of this agrarian region before mid-century modernization altered the local infrastructure.