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1968 Map of Columbus

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Columbus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Brokenstraw Creek meanders through this landscape, which straddles the border between Pennsylvania and New York. The valley floor is defined by a dense intersection of transport and industry, where the Penn Central and Erie-Lackawanna railroads follow the natural drainage of the land. Small clusters of settlement like Columbus and Scotts Crossing serve as nodes along these transit corridors, while the presence of several Gas Wells and Oil Wells further south indicates the regional reliance on resource extraction during the late 1960s.

Upland areas are marked by significant conservation and rural infrastructure, including State Game Lands No 197 and several prominent hills such as Humphrey Hill and Ingersoll Hill. For those tracing local families, the map identifies specific burial grounds including Westlawn Cem and Curtis Cem, as well as the outlying community of Bear Lake near the northeastern corner. The transition between the high ground and the swampy lowlands of Tamarack Swamp and Benson Swamp shapes the agricultural and residential patterns visible throughout the quadrangle.