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1948 Map of Hammersley Fork

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Hammersley Fork
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Kettle Creek winds through the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds in this late 1940s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by deep-cut hollows and small riverside communities. Along the creek's dramatic turns, such as the sharp curve of Oxbow Bend, settlements like Hammersley Fork and Leidy represent the primary points of human habitation. The map reveals a tight-knit rural infrastructure, marked by the Central Sch and the Gospel Camp Ch near the junction of Page Run.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including Summerson Cem, McCoy Cem, and Calhoun Cem. The terrain is characterized by high ridges like Trout Run Mtn and Fork Hill, separated by a dense network of drainages such as Wykoff Branch and Greene Branch. This era shows the region just before mid-century changes, with Poges Hole Road and the early State Route 144 corridor serving as the vital links through these narrow valleys.