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2010 Map of Rathbun

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Rathbun
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

West Creek and its many winding tributaries define this portion of Elk County, carving a dense network of hollows through the plateau. Small settlements like Rathbun, Beechwood, and Swissmont are concentrated along the northern corridor following the creek and its adjacent roadways. The terrain is marked by numerous named drainages such as Hellfire Run, Sawdust Run, and Dents Run, which suggest the area's historical ties to the timber industry and backcountry camps like Bear Run Camp.

A notable topographic feature is Goetz Summit, providing a central high point between the Big Run and Trout Run drainages. The naming of nearly every valley, from Schoolhouse Hollow to Sugar Bush Hollow, reflects a landscape deeply partitioned by local usage and early settlement patterns. These names provide essential geographic anchors for genealogists and local historians tracing the lineage of families who settled along the creek branches and remote forest roads like Forest Rd.