1940s Maps of Cattaraugus County, New York

1. 1941 Map of Cattaraugus

   

   1941 Cattaraugus

   1941 Print · USGS

   Western New York’s rural townships are captured here just before the mid-century, from the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation to the valley of Little Valley. Genealogists can trace dozens of early schoolhouses and local hamlets like Bagdad, Eddyville, and Five Points.

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4. 1941 Map of Cherry Creek

   

   1941 Cherry Creek

   1941 Print · USGS

   Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties are captured here at the dawn of the 1940s, when the Erie railroad still bound these rural townships together. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous small villages like Forestville, South Dayton, and Charlotte Center.

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7. 1941 Map of Kinzua

   

   1941 Kinzua

   1941 Print · USGS

   The Allegheny River valley and the Cornplanter Indian Reservation are shown here in the years before mid-century dam projects forever changed the landscape. Researchers can trace the river-level Pennsylvania Railroad, the Kinzua Coal Mine, and now-submerged settlements like Kinzua and Corydon.

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10. 1941 Map of Ellicottville

    

    1941 Ellicottville

    1941 Print · USGS

    Cattaraugus County in the early 1940s is shown here as a landscape of rural school districts and rail-side villages. Researchers can trace the Baltimore and Ohio tracks through Riceville Sta or locate family sites near Dutch Hill Church and Fancy Tract.

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13. 1941 Map of Bradford, 1958 Print

    

    1941 Bradford

    1958 Print · USGS

    McKean County's industrial landscape was at its peak during the early 1940s, marked by a dense network of mountain railroads and small oil-country settlements. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Songbird Sch, Irishtown, and Davis Gifford PO.

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16. 1942 Map of Franklinville

    

    1942 Franklinville

    1942 Print · USGS

    Cattaraugus County during the early war years remains a land of small schoolhouses and essential rail junctions. Trace the family roots of rural New York through local landmarks like Siloam Church, County Line Cem, and the unique Checkered School.

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19. 1942 Map of Jamestown

    

    1942 Jamestown

    1942 Print · USGS

    Jamestown and the Chautauqua County interior are captured here in the early 1940s, showing a landscape defined by industry and deep-set river valleys. Genealogists can trace family roots in old settlements like Frewsburg, Gerry, and the Rutledge Conewango PO.

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22. 1943 Map of Olean

    

    1943 Olean

    1943 Print · USGS

    Cattaraugus County in the late nineteenth century was a corridor of burgeoning rail and industry along the Allegheny. Researchers can trace the path of the Penna. R.R. through old settlements like Hinsdale and Westons Mills, or locate early landmarks like Rock City.

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25. 1943 Map of Randolph

    

    1943 Randolph

    1943 Print · USGS

    Cattaraugus County's river-and-rail corridor is captured here in the 1940s, highlighting the Allegheny Indian Reservation and the rugged lands of South Valley. Genealogists and researchers can trace rural life through numerous district landmarks like the Bone Run School, Wolf Run Elko PO, and the chemical plant at Red House.

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28. 1943 Map of Salamanca

    

    1943 Salamanca

    1943 Print · USGS

    Cattaraugus County during the early 1940s reveals a landscape defined by the intersection of the Allegheny River and major rail lines. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of the Erie and Baltimore and Ohio railroads through Salamanca and Killbuck.

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31. 1944 Map of Eden

    

    1944 Eden

    1944 Print · USGS

    Coastal Lake Erie and the inland valleys of Erie County are seen here during the mid-1940s. Genealogists can trace family footprints through the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation or old rail stops like Idlewood Sta and Lawton Sta.

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34. 1944 Map of North Collins

    

    1944 North Collins

    1944 Print · USGS

    Southern Erie County is captured here in the mid-1940s, showing the intersection of rail infrastructure and the rural landscape. Genealogists can trace family locations along Mile Strip Road and explore sites like the Thomas Indian School or the Cem near North Collins.

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37. 1944 Map of Farnham

    

    1944 Farnham

    1944 Print · USGS

    Western New York at the height of the war years shows a landscape of busy rail corridors and developing lakeside communities. Genealogists and local historians can trace family locations near Farnham, the borders of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, and the small settlement of Smiths Mills.

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40. 1944 Map of Bradford

    

    1944 Bradford

    1944 Print · USGS

    McKean County and the New York borderlands are shown here during the mid-1940s, a period defined by heavy rail traffic and mountain settlements. You can trace old property lines and rural schoolhouses like Bolivar Run Sch, or find the Gifford PO and Big Shanty Sta along the timber and oil valleys.

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43. 1949 Map of Kinzua, 1954 Print

    

    1949 Kinzua

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Allegheny River valley remains the heart of this region in the late 1940s, just before major changes altered the landscape. Researchers can trace riverside life in Kinzua and Corydon or locate the historic Cornplanter Indian Reservation.

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