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1910 Map of York

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of York
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Codorus Creek and its various branches define the undulating landscape of south-central Pennsylvania in this early twentieth-century survey. The city of York serves as the regional anchor, where the Northern Central RR and Pennsylvania RR converge, driving the industrial character of the era. The mapping details an intricate network of turnpikes and plank roads, such as the Stewartstown Turnpike and the historic Plank Road, connecting established boroughs like Red Lion and Dallastown with smaller hamlets and rural post offices including Paradise Jacobus PO.

Evidence of the region's early industrial roots is scattered throughout the countryside, from the Margaretta Furnace near Craley to various water-powered sites like Laucks Mill and Reynolds Mill. Local history and genealogy are deeply embedded in the labels for family-named schools and churches, such as the Hyson School, Brenneman School, and Mt Pisgah Church. This era highlights a transition where old milling sites and small-scale operations like Ore Valley coexisted with the growing rail-centered economies of the larger townships.