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1972 Map of Warsaw

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Warsaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Oatka Creek carves through the eastern edge of this Wyoming County landscape, where the village of Warsaw serves as a primary hub of activity and industry. The map reveals a robust 1970s transportation network defined by the Erie-Lackawanna and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, which parallel the valley floor and connect the upland plateaus. These rail lines supported the agricultural and quarrying operations that shaped the local economy, while a grid of rural roads like Centerline Road and Hermitage Road linked outlying hamlets.

Several smaller settlements and historical sites are dispersed across the terrain, including the Quaker Settlement and its associated Quaker Settlement Cem. The area around Wethersfield Springs and Hermitage illustrates the persistence of crossroad communities centered around local churches and burial grounds like Union Park Cem. Numerous Quarry sites and Gravel Pit workings are scattered throughout the townships of Orangeville and Gainesville, marking the physical extraction that has long defined the region's development.