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2023 Map of Shunk

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Shunk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Shunk and Lincoln Falls serve as focal points for this rural landscape in the southern Endless Mountains region. The network of small settlements, including Piatt and Eldredsville, is connected by winding routes like Rte 154 and sr4006, while the higher elevations are defined by names like Roundtop Mountain and Lake Knob. Family and community history is preserved at the Elkland Meetinghouse and several burial sites such as Quaker Cem and Brown Cem, reflecting the early Quaker influence and local lineage of Sullivan and Bradford Counties.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Elk Creek and Schrader Creek carving deep valleys across the terrain. Notable natural features like Buttermilk Falls on Fall Run and the secluded Bearwallow Pond highlight the undeveloped character of the northern reaches, much of which is crisscrossed by the Loyalsock State Forest & Worlds End State Park Snowmobile Trails. The presence of Minerville and Quinlantown in the northeast corner suggests the legacy of smaller mountain hamlets that have long defined this part of Pennsylvania.