1904 Map of Waynesburg

About this map

Waynesburg serves as the focal point of this Greene County landscape, situated at the confluence of several runs feeding into the South Fork Tenmile Creek. The map documents a deeply dissected plateau where settlements like Jefferson and Rices Landing developed along the winding waterways, particularly the Monongahela River which forms the eastern boundary. This early twentieth-century survey reveals a traditional agrarian and river-based economy just before the large-scale industrial shifts of the coming decades. Small crossroads and hamlets such as Lippincott Martinsville, Khedive, and Spraggs are meticulously placed among an intricate network of drainages like Whiteley Creek and Muddy Creek. Notable for genealogists, the map preserves the locations of early landmarks such as Rees Mill and the twin settlements of Kirby and Newtown, illustrating the density of rural community life in southwestern Pennsylvania during this era.