1927 Map of Townville

About this map

Townville serves as a central hub in this rural landscape, which was surveyed during the late 1920s across the border of Crawford and Venango Counties. The region is defined by a dense network of country schools and family-named corners, such as Oregon Cors and Clarks Cors, illustrating a highly localized social structure before the consolidation of rural districts. Along the Pennsylvania railroad line, Tryonville Sta and Centerville stand as important transit points for the local economy. Waterways like Sugar Creek and Muddy Creek wind through the townships, powering small industrial sites like Wilson Mills. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its placement of dozens of specific schoolhouses, including Hatch Sch, Steuben Sch, and the Moss Grove Sch, many of which were the primary landmarks for rural families in the early twentieth century.