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1940 Map of Mt. Jewett

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Mt. Jewett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Mt Jewett serves as a primary hub on this 1930s survey, situated within the expansive wooded terrain of the Allegheny National Forest. The landscape is defined by a dense network of mountain runs and hollows, including Kinzua Creek and Marvin Creek, which dictated the paths of the region's vital industrial lifelines. Four major rail systems—the Baltimore and Ohio RR, Pennsylvania RR, Erie RR, and Pittsburgh Shawmut and Northern RR—crisscross the terrain to serve timber and mineral interests.

Local history is preserved in the numerous small settlements and work camps scattered across the McKean and Elk County line. From the CCC Camp in the southeast to the remote Stenstrom Sch and industrial points like Dahoga and Burning Well, the map provides a clear record of rural life and natural resource extraction. These labels offer genealogists and researchers a specific look at the social geography of northern Pennsylvania before many of these smaller junctions and schools were consolidated.