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1929 Map of Youngsville

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Youngsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Youngsville serves as a central hub on this 1920s survey, situated at the junction of Brokenstraw Creek and the Pennsylvania RR. The landscape is defined by a dense network of upland schoolhouses and family-named landmarks that reflect a deeply rooted rural society. Settlements like Sugar Grove, Lottsville, and Chandlers Valley are connected by early motor routes, including Pennsylvania State Highway No 6, while the southern reaches of the map transitions into the newly established Allegheny National Forest.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local detail in the naming of rural schools such as Yankebush Sch and Dalrymple Hill Sch, as well as the Cole Hill Fire Tower overlooking the hills. The map captures the industrial and agricultural rhythm of the era, where the Erie RR and New York Central RR cross the terrain near Bear Lake and Garland, weaving through prominent wetlands like Sugar Grove Swamp and Benson Swamp.