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1946 Map of Hammersley Fork

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Hammersley Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Kettle Creek carves a deep, winding path through this northern Pennsylvania landscape, creating dramatic features like Oxbow Bend near the settlement of Leidy. The terrain is defined by steep ridges and narrow hollows, with Trout Run Mtn and Fork Hill rising above the converging waters. This 1946 survey, later updated with 1970s aerial data, reveals a rural community where life is organized around the creek valley and its tributaries.

Genealogists and local historians can find several family-named landmarks and essential community structures, including the Central School and Gospel Camp Church. Small burial grounds such as Calhoun Cem, McCoy Cem, and Summerson Cem are tucked into the hillsides, often near the junctions of runs and branches. The presence of Ridge Road and numerous labeled hollows, like Wheaton Hollow and Hickory Hollow, provides a precise framework for tracing early 20th-century land use in Clinton County.