2016 Map of Swanville

About this map

Lake Erie defines the northern reaches of this landscape, with the peninsula of Presque Isle framing Presque Isle Bay at the edge of the Erie urban center. The transition from industrial lakefront and the Erie International Airport to the suburban and rural hinterland is well-documented. Inland, the terrain is carved by Walnut Creek and Elk Creek, which flow through a series of small, long-established communities like Swanville, Fairview, and McKean. For the local historian, the map preserves the locations of numerous memorial sites, including Gate of Heaven Cem and Laurel Hill Cem, alongside early civic markers like the Weis Library. The southern portion of the sheet reveals a more agricultural character near Middleboro, where the road network follows the natural contours of the Bear Run and Brandy Run drainage basins.