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1969 Map of Sabinsville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Sabinsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Sabinsville and the surrounding highlands of northern Pennsylvania appear here in a landscape defined by state conservation lands and deep-cut stream valleys. The transition from agricultural uplands near Mixtown to the heavily forested tracks of State Game Lands No 64 and the Tioga State Forest highlights the region's managed wilderness. Significant industrial activity is marked by strip mines near Gurnee and several natural gas wells and compressor stations, indicating the area's importance to the energy sector during the late 1960s.

The winding path of the Galeton and Wellsville Road follows the valley of Long Run, connecting the northern settlements to the southern village of Gaines along Pine Creek. Genealogists will find several small family and community burial grounds throughout the quadrangle, including Lovel Cem on Scott Hill and Brookside Cem near the river, providing evidence of the deep-rooted rural population in these valleys.