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1947 Map of Short Run

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Short Run
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Cross Fork and the upper reaches of Kettle Creek define this heavily dissected landscape in northern Pennsylvania, where the borders of Summit, Abbott, Eulalia, and Stewardson townships meet. Mapping from 1945 aerial photography reveals a wilderness crossed by a network of historic pathways, including the Splash Dam Trail and Elk Lick Trail, suggesting a legacy of timber harvesting and remote travel.

Small settlements like Short Run and the community at Abbott are situated along the narrow valley floors, overshadowed by peaks like Elk Lick Knob and Keeney Mtn. Numerous family-named hollows and runs, such as Yochum Run, Bergstresser Hollow, and Knickerbocker Hol, provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking the early inhabitancy of this part of Potter County. The terrain is marked by steep ridges like Bunnell Ridge and isolated high points like Pine Hill.