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1957 Map of Afton

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Afton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves a deep valley through the Chenango and Broome County borderlands, dictating the development of small hamlets and the path of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad. In the village of Afton, the presence of the Fairgrounds and St Anns Ch suggests a central social hub for the surrounding rural townships of Colesville and Sanford. The railroad is the primary industrial artery, facilitating connections at Nineveh Junction and passing through settlements like Nineveh and Harpursville.

Away from the riverbanks, the terrain rises toward Oak Hill and Buman Hill, where the landscape is marked by isolated cemeteries such as Perch Pond Hill Cem and Church Hollow Cem. These small burial grounds, along with tiny crossroads like Vallonia Springs and Doraville, point to a history of scattered homesteading and hilltop farming that persisted even as the valley floor modernized. The abundance of small bodies of water, including Afton Lake, Perch Pond, and Pickerel Pond, further defines the geography of these southern New York uplands.