1950s Maps of Seneca County, New York

1. 1950 Map of Elmira

   

   1950 Elmira

   1950 Print · USGS

   The Finger Lakes region thrived in the late 1940s as a hub of industry and transport. Trace family roots and vanished landmarks near Seneca Lake or explore the rail lines of the Erie RR and the sprawling Seneca Ordnance Depot.

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4. 1953 Map of Seneca Falls, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Seneca Falls

   1955 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Seneca Falls and Waterloo are shown here at a transition point between their canal-era industrial roots and the rise of the automobile age. Genealogists can trace family plots and early landmarks like Mynderse Academy, Rest Vale Cemetery, and the Skol-Yase area.

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7. 1953 Map of Romulus, 1955 Print

   

   1953 Romulus

   1955 Print · USGS

   The western shores of Cayuga Lake and the Seneca Ordnance Depot define this early 1950s landscape. Genealogists and local historians can locate several family cemeteries and small hamlets like Kuneytown, Mc Duffie Town, and Yost Corners.

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10. 1953 Map of Lyons, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Lyons

    1955 Print · USGS

    Wayne County's canal and rail corridor is captured here in the early fifties, showing the industrial and agricultural landscape between Lyons and Clyde. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like Fergusons Corners and Alloway, or locate the historic Lock Berlin and Elmwood Cem.

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13. 1953 Map of Savannah, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Savannah

    1955 Print · USGS

    Wayne and Seneca counties in the early 1950s show a landscape of canal-side industry and vast protected wetlands. Researchers can trace family sites at White Schoolhouse Corners, explore the hamlets of Clyde and Savannah, or locate old burial grounds like Lockpit Cem.

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16. 1953 Map of Geneva South, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Geneva South

    1955 Print · USGS

    Seneca Lake and its surrounding Finger Lakes communities are shown here in the early fifties, caught between institutional growth and military expansion. Researchers can trace local lineage through Bachman Cem or map the boundaries of the Seneca Ordnance Depot and the Colleges of the Seneca.

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19. 1953 Map of Geneva North, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Geneva North

    1955 Print · USGS

    The northern reaches of the Finger Lakes region are captured in the early fifties, showing the transition from traditional rail-and-canal transport to the interstate era. Researchers can trace ancestral farmsteads near Dublin and Stone Church Corner or locate vanished sites like the West Junius Station.

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22. 1953 Map of Clyde, 1961 Print

    

    1953 Clyde

    1961 Print · USGS

    Wayne County is shown in the early fifties, defined by the industrial hubs of Lyons and Clyde along the historic Erie Canal. Researchers can trace old family sites at Lockwood Corners, locate the White Schoolhouse, or find the Rice Mill near the marshlands.

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25. 1954 Map of Montezuma, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Montezuma

    1956 Print · USGS

    The Seneca River and Erie Canal corridors are captured here in the mid-fifties, just as the New York State Thruway began to reshape the region. Trace local history through Port Byron, Willow Grove, and the wetlands of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.

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28. 1954 Map of Cayuga, 1956 Print

    

    1954 Cayuga

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Cayuga County is defined here by the vast wetlands of the Montezuma Marsh and the busy rail-and-canal corridor at the head of Cayuga Lake. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named crossroads like Polk Corners, locate the Montezuma Cem, or find long-standing rural junctions like Half Acre.

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31. 1954 Map of Weedsport, 1961 Print

    

    1954 Weedsport

    1961 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Cayuga County is captured here as the new thruway begins to reshape the historic canal and rail corridor. Researchers can trace the legacy of the Erie Canal and New York Central through Port Byron, or locate family landmarks like Brick Ch and Schuler Farms Airfield.

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34. 1955 Map of Union Springs, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Union Springs

    1957 Print · USGS

    The eastern shores of Cayuga Lake are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing the rail-linked settlements of Union Springs and Aurora. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Powers Corner, Red Jacket Cem, and Union Springs Academy.

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37. 1956 Map of Auburn, 1961 Print

    

    1956 Auburn

    1961 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Cayuga County is defined by the industrial engine of Auburn and the busy shorelines of Cayuga and Owasco Lakes. Genealogists and historians can trace family ties through Old Quaker Cem, locate the old Half Acre Sta, and see the early footprint of the New York State Thruway.

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40. 1958 Map of Elmira

    

    1958 Elmira

    1958 Print · USGS

    The New York Finger Lakes during the late fifties reveal a complex landscape of glacial geology and industrial growth. Researchers can trace historic transport corridors like the Erie Canal and Erie RR, or locate institutional landmarks like Cornell University.

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