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1967 Map of Pleasantville

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Pleasantville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Shamburg Oil Field and surrounding petroleum operations define this corner of Pennsylvania during the late 1960s. Dense clusters of oil and gas wells are mapped across the wooded plateaus, particularly surrounding Pleasantville and the early boom-era site of Pithole City. The landscape is a network of small, rural settlements and crossroads such as Jerusalem Corners, Neilltown, and East Shamburg, many of which grew from the nineteenth-century oil rush.

Genealogists can find several country landmarks, including the Jerusalem Corners Cem, Concord Ch, and Asbury Chapel. The eastern edge of the survey transitions into the Allegheny National Forest, where the terrain drops toward Pithole Creek and Cattaraugus Creek. Prominent forest features like the Lookout Tower Tionesta and the Old Donovan Trail provide specific points of interest for those studying the regional transition from industrial resource extraction to public forest management.