1953 Map of Urbana

About this map

The boundary between Frederick Co Montgomery Co divides this landscape of mid-century rural Maryland, where the drainage of Bennett Creek and Bush Creek shapes the local topography. Local commerce and transit are centered around Urbana and Hyattstown, while the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor facilitates movement in the northern reaches near Monrovia. This edition, reflecting early 1970s revisions over a 1953 base, documents the expansion of road networks through small communities such as Centerville and Green Valley. Social life is anchored by numerous rural institutions, including the Ebenezer Sch, German Brethren Ch, and Montgomery Chapel. The presence of the Sanitarium near Urbana and several scattered cemeteries provides specific points of interest for local historians and genealogists tracing the development of these crossroads settlements during a period of transition.