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2023 Map of Sugar Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Sugar Lake serves as the focal point for this landscape along the border of Crawford and Venango counties. The area is defined by its glacial history, most notably the Dead-Ice Terminal Moraine that shapes the drainage patterns of Lake Creek and Little Sugar Creek. This 2023 survey reveals a rural network of small settlements and dispersed farmsteads connected by historical routes like Guys Mill Rd and Franklin Pike.

For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial sites. Numerous family and community graveyards are preserved here, including the Old Reformed Church Cem, Dennington Cem, and Seceder Cem. These sites, along with small crossroads communities like Mount Hope, Black Ash, and Deckard, provide a clear picture of the long-standing settlement patterns in this portion of northwestern Pennsylvania.