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2010 Map of Washingtonville

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Washingtonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Washingtonville sits at the convergence of several rural thoroughfares, serving as a central hub for the small agricultural hamlets that dot this central Pennsylvania landscape. The northern reaches are defined by the varied courses of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek and McKee Run, while the prominent Lake Chillisquaque and the Chillisquaque Dam provide a significant geographic anchor to the northeast. Small crossroads communities like Exchange, Ottawa, and Strawberry Ridge reflect a long-standing pattern of dispersed settlement, connected by a network of named roads like Dennen Hill Rd and Muny Exchange Rd.

Tracing the southern portion of the quadrangle reveals genealogical landmarks such as the Billmeyer Cemetery and the edge of Limestoneville. These rural enclaves, including the curiously named California and Mexico, suggest a historic naming tradition typical of 19th-century expansion. The map details a landscape deeply tied to its watercourses, from Beaver Run in the west to the winding Mud Creek in the east.