1954 Map of West York

About this map

Codorus Creek and its southern branch carve through the rolling landscape of central York County, defining a region where industrial expansion meets rural agricultural heritage. The urbanized core of West York and the neighboring York City show significant growth by the late 1960s, indicated by updated urban tints and new residential clusters in Shiloh and Weigelstown. This growth contrasts with the established rural infrastructure of Dover and New Salem, where a network of family-named cemeteries like Strayers and Hershey anchor the local genealogy. The landscape is a corridor of transit and utility, marked by the Penn Central and Western Maryland railroads, alongside the Indian Rock Dam. Local industry is evidenced by numerous Rock Quarries and Clay Pits scattered near the rail lines, serving the growing settlements.