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1934 Map of Warrensville

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Warrensville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Loyalsock Creek carves a deep valley through this Lycoming County landscape, where the 1930s rural economy is defined by isolated settlements and a dense network of one-room schoolhouses. From the community of Warrensville to the remote logging and tanning outposts like Proctor and Barbours, the map reveals a highly localized social structure. The distribution of institutions like the Quaker Hill Sch, Fairfield Center Sch, and the Good Shepherd Ch illustrates the difficulty of travel through the steep terrain of Cove Mtn and Blessing Mtn.

Resource extraction and agriculture anchor the region, seen in the Coal Mine tucked into Coal Mine Hollow and the County Farm near the southern border. The transition from the steep northern ridges of the Cascade and Plunketts Creek townships to the broader plains near Montoursville and Faxon shows the physical constraints on development before modern highway expansion. This survey captures a moment when family-named landmarks like Batys Mtn and Dickey Knob were essential geographic markers for residents.