2010 Map of Jacks Creek

About this map

The South Fork Forked Deer River winds through the western reach of this Chester County landscape, joined by numerous tributaries like Clarks Creek, Jacks Creek, and the evocative Sweet Lips Creek. This area is defined by its deep ancestral roots, evidenced by the high density of family and community burial grounds including Holly Springs Cemetery, Massengill Cemetery, and Sweetlips Cemetery. The topography is shaped by water, from the confluence of Tar Creek and Higgins Creek to the artificial reservoir of Morris Lake, held by the Morris Dam. A dense network of local roads, such as Rabbit Ranch Rd and Hurt Cemetery Rd, connects these rural homesteads and ridges. Genealogists will find particular value in the distribution of smaller sites like Hamlet Cemetery and Robinson Cemetery, which remain anchored to the same creek-bottoms and hillsides that defined life here for generations.