1940s Maps of Wawarsing, New York

1. 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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4. 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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7. 1942 Map of Kerhonkson, 1959 Print

   

   1942 Kerhonkson

   1959 Print · USGS

   Ulster County's transport and settlement patterns are frozen in time during the early 1940s. Genealogists and historians can trace the New York Ontario and Western line, the old Rondout and Western Canal, and local landmarks like Soccanissing Sch.

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10. 1942 Map of Ellenville, 1959 Print

    

    1942 Ellenville

    1959 Print · USGS

    The valleys surrounding Ellenville and the Shawangunk Mountains are seen here at a mid-century crossroads of transport history. Genealogists can locate family-named landmarks like Poplar Grove Cem and several rural schoolhouses, including Sandburg Rend Sch and Greenwood Sch.

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13. 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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16. 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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19. 1943 Map of Napanoch

    

    1943 Napanoch

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Shawangunk Mountains and the valley of the Rondout Creek are captured here in the early 1940s. Genealogists and historians can trace family properties like V Mahon and H Hall or locate rural landmarks such as Crawford Church and the Union District School.

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22. 1943 Map of Kerhonkson

    

    1943 Kerhonkson

    1943 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Ulster County comes to life through this survey of the Rondout Valley and the Ontario and Western rail corridor. Genealogists can trace family holdings and local schools like Wawarsing School, Cherrytown, and the Frank Utter Colony Farm.

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25. 1943 Map of Ellenville

    

    1943 Ellenville

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Shawangunk valley corridor during the war years shows a landscape defined by the Delaware and Hudson Canal and the O&W railroad. Trace local roots at Fantine Cemetery or find historic sites like the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co and Greenwood School.

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28. 1943 Map of Monticello, 1961 Print

    

    1943 Monticello

    1961 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County's resort and rail corridor comes into focus in the 1940s, highlighting the area's transition into a premier vacation destination. Local historians can trace the paths of the New York Ontario and Western RR and find specific seasonal hubs like Luzon Sta or the private Merriewold Park.

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31. 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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34. 1944 Map of Monticello

    

    1944 Monticello

    1944 Print · USGS

    Sullivan County in the 1940s is a landscape of mountain resorts and essential rail corridors during the height of the area's growth. Trace the rail-dependent growth of Monticello or find old family connections in settlements like Mountaindale and Hurleyville.

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37. 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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