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1967 Map of Pleasantville

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Pleasantville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Oil fields and scattered pump jacks dominate this landscape in Venango County, where the legacy of Pennsylvania’s petroleum boom is written into the terrain. The map centers on Pleasantville, an incorporated borough surrounded by a network of rural crossroads and family settlements like Tyrrel Farm Corners and Lovell Corners. To the south, the legendary Pithole City appears during a period of transition, showing the remnants of what was once a chaotic boomtown along the banks of Pithole Creek.

The presence of numerous crossroads cemeteries, including Jerusalem Corners Cem and Asbury Chapel Cem, alongside rural landmarks like The Full Gospel Ch, provides a clear view of the social fabric in the late 1960s. These community markers are connected by historic routes such as the Old Turnpike Road, weaving through a topography defined by steep runs like Cherry Run and Schoolhouse Run that cut through the Allegheny plateau.