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1954 Map of West York

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of West York
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Codorus Creek winds through the southern reaches of this landscape, its path shaped by the Indian Rock Dam and the confluence with the South Branch. In the mid-1950s, the rural character of York County was beginning to give way to suburban expansion, evidenced by the purple revisions showing growth around Weigelstown, Shiloh, and West York. The industrial and transit foundations of the region are clearly defined by the diverging lines of the Penn Central, Western Maryland, and Maryland and Pennsylvania railroads.

Local history is preserved in a network of community anchors, from the Fairgrounds near the city edge to rural landmarks like St Pauls Union Church and Strayers Cemetery. The map captures the infrastructure of the era, including the York Airport and the prominent route of the Lincoln Highway passing through Thomasville. Smaller settlements like Nashville, Bair, and Martin dot the terrain, marking the persistence of older village centers amidst a changing landscape.