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2016 Map of Sugar Lake

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Sugar Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Sugar Lake lies at the center of this rural landscape in the 2010s, where the winding course of Lake Creek and its many tributaries define the drainage of the Crawford and Venango county border. The area is marked by a complex glacial history, specifically the presence of a Dead-Ice Terminal Moraine, which has shaped the rolling topography between the small settlements of Mount Hope and Black Ash. Local family histories and burial sites are preserved at Brawley Cem and Peters Cem, serving as physical anchors for genealogical research in this quiet corner of Pennsylvania.

The settlement pattern follows a network of established township roads such as Sugar Lake Rd and Drake Hill RD, connecting early milling sites like Wilson Mills with the village of Deckard. To the southeast, the terrain descends toward Cooperstown, where larger waterways like Beatty Run and Lake Creek converge. This survey documents the intersection of natural glacial features with centuries of agricultural development and small-town settlement.