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2023 Map of Summit

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Summit Lake serves as a central landmark for this upland region, surrounded by a landscape defined by deep ravines and family-named hollows. The village of Summit is anchored by both the Old Summit Cem and the more modern Summit Cem, providing a direct link for genealogists studying the early residents of this high terrain. Settlement patterns follow the valley floors of Charlotte Valley and the steep contours of Beards Hollow and Wharton Hollow, where scattered homesteads and road networks connect small communities like Eminence and Sawyer Hollow.

Tracing the waterways reveals a network of headwaters, including the West Kill and Panther Creek, which cut through the ridges towards larger drainage basins. Significant burial sites such as the Eminence Walled Cem and Rossman Cem are tucked into the hillsides, offering tangible points of interest for local history researchers. The presence of numerous small bodies of water like Fly Pond and Baldwin Pond illustrates the diverse hydrology of these plateau-like summits.