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1944 Map of Walkersville

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Walkersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Walkersville and its surrounding rural hamlets are mapped here during the mid-1940s, revealing a landscape defined by traditional industry and water management in Frederick County. The Pennsylvania RR cuts through the northern reach of the territory, serving the agricultural and industrial needs of the era. Evidence of local extraction is visible near Ceresville at the Old Quarry and a nearby Lime Kiln, while the Fish Ponds on Addison Run suggest specialized land use.

Water infrastructure is a prominent feature of this survey, anchored by the Walkersville Reservoir on the slopes of Chestnut Grove and the Frederick Filtration Plant situated along the banks of the Monocacy River. Small crossroads settlements like McKaig, New London, and Daysville are connected by a network of roads that wind through the drainage basins of Linganore Creek and Israel Creek, providing a detailed look at the settlement patterns of central Maryland before post-war suburban expansion.