1967 Map of Lawton

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Wyalusing Creek serves as the central drainage for this Susquehanna County landscape, where the small settlements of Lawton and Rush sit at the confluence of several waterway branches. The mid-1960s terrain is marked by a legacy of local extraction, with numerous quarries and gravel pits scattered near the Middle Branch and North Branch. Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial sites, including Stedwell Cem, Devine Ridge Cem, and the Rush Center Memorial Park. The presence of the County Home and its associated County Home Cem near Deer Lick Creek points to the social infrastructure of the era. Upland areas like Devine Ridge and Fowler Hill separate the various creek valleys, while religious life is anchored by St Johns Ch and St Patricks Ch, which remain key landmarks for those tracing the area's family history.