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1945 Map of Sinnemahoning

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Sinnemahoning
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Sinnemahoning sits at the confluence where the First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek meets the main branch, serving as a focal point for this 1945 survey of the Pennsylvania wilds. The landscape is defined by deep, narrow valleys and countless named hollows and drafts, such as Riddles Hollow, Smoke Draft, and Jerry Lick Draft. This topography dictated the path of human development, pinning the Penn Central Railroad and settlements like Driftwood and Jericho to the thin corridors of flat land bordering the water.

Genealogical interest is found at the Miller Cem near the northern bend of the First Fork. The map also documents industrial infrastructure, including a prominent pipeline traversing the southwestern ridges and a Gaging Sta on the creek. These features, along with names like Bear Ore Hollow, hint at a history of resource extraction and water management in the Cameron and Clinton County borderlands.