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1931 Map of Troy

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Troy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The northern border of Tioga and Bradford Counties meets the Pennsylvania-New York state line in this early 1930s landscape. The region is defined by a dense network of upland farms and valley settlements, connected by the Roosevelt Highway and the steel of the Erie RR and Pennsylvania RR. Major hubs like Troy and Columbia Cross Roads anchor a terrain of prominent heights including Pumpkin Hill and Benson Knob, while the rural interior is dotted with local institutions like the Baptist Hill Ch and the State Road Sch.

The industrial and social geography is captured just as the rail-and-river economy remained the primary pulse of the county. From the Snediker Sta to the Roseville Rutland PO, the map traces the intricate distribution of family-named landmarks like Jobs Corners and Fassett. Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped cemeteries such as Miller Cem and Besley Cem, which anchor the history of these ridge-and-valley communities.