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1963 Map of Kossuth

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Kossuth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The borderlands of Venango and Clarion Counties are defined by a complex landscape of extractive industry and small-town settlement. Numerous oil and gas wells dot the ridges above the winding courses of Sandy Creek and East Sandy Creek, illustrating the region's long-standing connection to fossil fuel production. The settlement pattern is largely decentralized, centered around junctions like Kossuth, Pine City, and Nineveh, where local life revolved around rural institutions like Ashland Church and the Ashland School.

Transportation through these wooded hills is anchored by the Penn Central line, which follows the creek valleys to navigate the terrain. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the locations of several family and community burial grounds, including Hickman Cemetery and Perry Chapel Cemetery. Public recreation and conservation are represented by the large footprint of State Game Lands No. 45, which occupies a significant portion of the western landscape near Sawtown.