2011 Map of Mount Jewett

About this map

The borough of Mount Jewett serves as the focal point for this survey of McKean County, Pennsylvania, where the plateau landscape is defined by the headwaters of major drainages and a long history of resource extraction. The area sits atop a significant divide, with Kinzua Creek flowing north toward the Allegheny and the West Branch Clarion River winding south. The map documents an extensive network of petroleum infrastructure, including the Guffey Oil Field, Halsey Gas Field, and the Burning Well Oil Field, alongside smaller settlements like Halsey, Kanesholm, and Lantz Corners. Local history and genealogy interest is anchored by Bridge View Cemetery and numerous family-named locations such as Howard Hill and Freeman. The terrain's prominence is marked by Seven Mile Summit, while the presence of the Burning Well locality evokes the region's industrial heritage in the Pennsylvania oil and gas woods.