1940s Maps of Denning, New York

1. 1942 Map of West Shokan, 1958 Print

   

   1942 West Shokan

   1958 Print · USGS

   The Catskill mountain foothills in the early 1940s reveal a landscape of secluded hollows and high peaks bordering the Ashokan Reservoir. Genealogists and historians can trace old community hubs like Samsonville, Krumville, and several rural schoolhouses such as West Shokan Sch.

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4. 1942 Map of Neversink, 1958 Print

   

   1942 Neversink

   1958 Print · USGS

   The Catskills come alive in this wartime survey, showing the deep river valleys and high peaks of Sullivan and Ulster counties. Trace old rail lines like the NYO AND W RR or find family landmarks in hamlets such as Claryville, Loch Sheldrake, and Grahamsville.

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7. 1942 Map of Lackawack, 1959 Print

   

   1942 Lackawack

   1959 Print · USGS

   Ulster County's Rondout Valley is captured here during the 1940s, just as reservoir construction began to transform the local landscape forever. Genealogists and historians can trace the final years of valley communities like Montela and Lackawack, alongside family-named landmarks such as Furman Cem and Yagerville Sch.

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10. 1943 Map of Peekamoose Mountain

    

    1943 Peekamoose Mountain

    1943 Print · USGS

    In the heart of the Catskill Mountains during the mid-forties, this area remains a landscape of high summits and isolated valley settlements. Researchers can trace remote family homesteads and local institutions like the Greenville School, Richmond Camp, and the Slide Mountain Fire Tower.

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13. 1943 Map of Lackawack

    

    1943 Lackawack

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Ulster County uplands are captured here during a period of massive hydraulic engineering. Genealogists and local historians can trace family farmsteads and rural schools like Stangle Hill School near the massive footprint of the Merriman Dam.

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16. 1943 Map of West Shokan

    

    1943 West Shokan

    1943 Print · USGS

    War-era Ulster County is defined here by the rise of the Ashokan Reservoir against the high Catskill peaks. Local historians can trace old family names and small schoolhouses like Brodhead School or visit landmarks like the Father Divine Lodge.

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19. 1943 Map of Monticello, 1964 Print

    

    1943 Monticello

    1964 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County in the early 1940s is shown at a peak of its rural development before mid-century modernization changed the landscape. Genealogists and researchers can trace local roots through numerous district schools like the Bushville School and family landmarks such as the Stewart Cem or the industrial Dye Works.

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22. 1944 Map of Neversink

    

    1944 Neversink

    1944 Print · USGS

    The Catskills of the mid-1940s come alive in this survey of the river valleys before later reservoir development. Genealogists and historians can trace old homesteads near Willowemoc, follow the NYO AND W RR through Ferndale, and locate Union Ch and Divine Corners.

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25. 1945 Map of Seager

    

    1945 Seager

    1945 Print · USGS

    The high peaks and deep valleys of the Catskills appear here at the end of World War II, showing a landscape defined by forest and stream. Genealogists and hikers can trace old landmarks like School No 4, the Baker Cem, and the Balsam Lookout Tower.

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28. 1946 Map of Seager

    

    1946 Seager

    1946 Print · USGS

    The high Catskills of the mid-1940s are meticulously detailed in this survey of the hollows and peaks along the Ulster and Delaware county line. Genealogists and researchers can locate remote landmarks like Lake Hill Cem, School No 4, and the Balsam Lookout Tower.

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31. 1946 Map of Shandaken

    

    1946 Shandaken

    1946 Print · USGS

    The central Catskills in the mid-1940s were defined by a rail-and-river economy tightly constrained by some of the region's highest peaks. Genealogists and historians can trace the early infrastructure of Big Indian and Oliverea or locate rural landmarks like School No 4 and the Belleayr Lookout Tower.

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34. 1948 Map of Binghamton, 1980 Print

    

    1948 Binghamton

    1980 Print · USGS

    Central New York and the Southern Tier thrive in the late 1940s as a hub of rail traffic and mountain industry. Researchers can trace historic transit lines like the Erie Railroad through Binghamton or find old valley settlements near Oneonta and Delhi.

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