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1943 Map of Summit

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Summit sits as the central hub of this northern Appalachian landscape, where the headwaters of several drainages diverge across the town lines of Fulton and Jefferson. The terrain is defined by a series of deep cuts including Wharton Hollow, Beards Hollow, and Dibble Hollow, which funnel water into larger systems like Wharton Creek and Panther Creek. This geography created a decentralized settlement pattern, with small clusters like Eminence and Vroman Corners established in the more accessible valley floors.

Resource extraction and local burial grounds are scattered throughout the hills, evidenced by the Shale Pit near the northern boundary and family-named landmarks like Rossman Cem and Fulton Hill Cem. The presence of numerous upland water bodies, including Summit Lake, Bear Gulch Pond, and Baldwin Pond, suggests a region where the natural topography dictated both the road networks and the location of early farmsteads.