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1911 Map of Taneytown

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Taneytown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

Taneytown and the surrounding borderlands of Maryland and Pennsylvania are captured here just before World War I, revealing a landscape defined by milling and education. The intersection of the Central Railroad and the Western Maryland Railroad anchors the transport network, connecting the regional centers of Union Bridge and New Windsor to more rural outposts. A notable density of local commerce is evident along the waterways, where numerous industrial landmarks such as McKinstrys Mill, Markers Mill, and Weishaars Mill operated along the banks of Big Pipe Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find a wealth of specific identifiers, from the New Windsor College campus to rural meeting houses like Stone Chapel and Bethel Church. The map documents the educational landscape of the era with named rural schools such as Oakgrove School and Centennial Hall School, alongside distinct post offices like Galt Kump PO. The terrain is characterized by the steady elevation of Parr Ridge, which separates the drainage of the Monocacy River and its various agricultural branches.