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1953 Map of Warrensville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Warrensville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Lycoming Creek and the Pennsylvania railroad carve a narrow industrial and transportation corridor through the western mountains of this mid-century survey. The landscape transitions from the high, plateau-like summits of Potash Mountain and Sharp Top in the north to the more densely settled valley of Loyalsock Creek further south. Notable clusters of rural community life appear at Barbours, Kellyburg, and Proctor, where small settlements are centered around local churches like the Church of the Assumption and social hubs like the State Game Farm.

Evidence of a diverse upland economy is visible in labels for a Coal Mine tucked into Coal Mine Hollow, while agricultural development is concentrated near Montoursville and Fairfield Center. The geography is defined by deep, naming-rich drainage patterns such as Pleasant Stream and Plunketts Creek, which dictated the early placement of roads and homesteads before the expansion of modern highways. This record captures the region just as the early logging and mining eras had stabilized into a network of small farming hamlets and mountain retreats.