Watsontown As Shown On Assorted County Maps

 

The old County Maps often have a wealth of information about the local towns.  Here's a closer look at Watsontown, or Watsonburg, on some of the early county maps:

Watsonburg, on the 1817 Northumberland County Map by Whiteside

The 1858 Cummings Map of Northumberland County, showing Watsontown

It's interesting to note that on the 1858 map, there are "pop out" maps for McEwensville,  Turbotville, Milton, Northumberland, and others towns,  with details of the streets.  For Watsontown, there is just this small little sketch.  There are similar small sketches for Pottsgrove & Elysburg.

Watsontown on the 1874 Map of Northumberland County By Cummings

In 1874, Watsontown had a much larger "pop out" sketch:

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A Closer Look At The Fowler Map Of Watsontown can be found here:
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-fowler-map-of-watsontown.html

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For More Stories & History Of Watsontown:
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/04/watsontown-pa.html

For More Maps of The Central Susquehanna Valley

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2021/01/where-to-find-maps.html