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2023 Map of Lopez

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Lopez
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Lopez serves as a central hub for this portion of Sullivan County, situated along the banks of Loyalsock Creek where several mountain roads converge. The settlement pattern reflects a deeply rooted community, evidenced by a dense concentration of religious sites including the Saint Peter and Pauls Byzantine Catholic Cem, Old Saint Vladimir's Cem, and the Evangelical Cem. These landmarks, along with the Po at the town center, suggest a history of immigrant labor and local industry typical of the Pennsylvania anthracite and timber regions.

To the south and east, the landscape transitions into the high plateaus of Dutch Mountain and Indian Ridge. This area is defined by numerous water bodies and drainage basins such as Rouse Pond, Lake John, and Mehoopany Creek. The presence of Ricketts at the Wyoming County line and the isolated Murray further north indicate the dispersed nature of these upland mountain communities, connected by a network of rural routes like Pigeon Creek Rd and Dutch Mountain Rd.