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1954 Map of Jackson Summit

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Jackson Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Tioga River valley serves as a primary corridor for transportation and settlement in this northern Pennsylvania landscape, where the confluence of several streams meets the New York state line. The railway network is particularly dense around Tioga Junction, where the Penn Central and Erie-Lackawanna lines intersect near the historic Williamson Road. This junction area, including the Williamson Sch, represents the industrial and logistical heart of the valley during the mid-20th century.

Away from the river flats, the terrain rises into steep hills such as Buck Hill and Rowe Hill, marked by a series of family-named cemeteries that speak to the region's genealogical depth. Remote burial grounds like Maple Ridge Cem and Tower Hill Cem are situated on high ridges, while Mt Pleasant Ch stands as a focal point for the upland rural communities. The presence of a Gas Well near Beeman indicates the early energy extraction efforts that occurred alongside the established agricultural landscape.