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1963 Map of Mystic

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mystic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Yellow Creek and its many tributaries, including East Yellow Creek and John Branch, carve through the rural landscape of Sullivan County in the early 1960s. This survey illustrates a quiet agricultural region defined by the small hamlets of Mystic, Sticklerville, and Owasco. The area is largely organized into Penn and Union townships, where local life centered around remote country landmarks.

Genealogists can find several family and community burial grounds, such as Springer Cem, Hannah Cem, and Pleasantville Cem, which are scattered among the ridges and creek valleys. The presence of Prairie Chapel further suggests the distributed nature of this rural community during the mid-twentieth century. The intricate drainage patterns of the Mussel Fork and West Fork dominate the eastern portion of the sheet, highlighting the water-dependent geography that shaped the local road and settlement networks.