2010 Map of Crosby

About this map

Potato Creek and its many winding tributaries define the topography of this pocket of McKean County. The landscape is deeply carved by numerous hollows, including Spangler Hollow, Wernwag Hollow, and Browns Mill Hollow, suggesting a history of small-scale milling and homesteading along the narrow valley floors. Small settlements like Clermont and Betula are linked by rural routes such as Shawmut Gr Rd, while the eastern edge follows the corridor of Potato Creek where Crosby and Colegrove are situated. Genealogists can find the Clermont Cemetery and Norwich Cemetery established near these old hamlets. The distribution of features like Hamlin Station and Bunker Hill reflects a rural Pennsylvania economy built around the drainage basins of the West Branch Potato Creek.