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1913 Map of Stoneboro

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Stoneboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Stoneboro and the adjacent Sandy Lake serve as the central hub of this 1911 survey, showing a landscape defined by the convergence of major rail lines and rural community centers. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR and the Pennsylvania RR cross paths near the lake, while the Bessemer and Lake Erie RR serves the western portion of the quadrangle. This dense network of tracks highlights the region's early 20th-century industrial importance.

Rural life is marked by numerous family-named schoolhouses and small settlements such as Sheakleyville, New Lebanon, and Clarks Mills. The map captures the agricultural and timbered character of the terrain, from the Cranberry Swamp in the north to the Halfmoon Swamp further south. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local institutions, including Deer Creek Church, Oak Hill Cemetery, and Cool Spring Cemetery, which anchored these Mercer County townships before modern highway development.