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2016 Map of Oak Forest

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Oak Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The ridge-and-valley landscape of Greene County is defined here by the winding course of Whiteley Cr and its numerous tributaries. Small settlements such as Oak Forest and Spraggs serve as local hubs for a network of country roads that follow the steep contours, including Strawn Hill Rd and Bluff Ridge Rd. The area's history is preserved in several small family or community burial grounds, such as White Gem and Gordon Cem, which are tucked away on high ground above Pursley Cr and Laurel Run.

Upland features like Brant Hill and the community of Gump overlook a terrain carved by Shannon Run and Rudolph Run. The map provides a detailed view of the rural infrastructure in this part of Pennsylvania, where roads like Big Shannon Run Rd connect scattered homesteads to the wider region. This documentation is essential for understanding the 21st-century footprint of long-established agricultural and residential patterns in the Appalachian plateau.