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1931 Map of Amsterdam

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Amsterdam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor anchors this industrial and agricultural landscape between the wars, defined by the parallel paths of the Erie Barge Canal and the New York Central and Hudson River railroad. The city of Amsterdam serves as a dense manufacturing hub, surrounded by outlying settlements like Rockton and South Amsterdam. North of the river, the landscape transitions into the upland farms of Charlton, while to the south, the terrain rises toward the heights of McKinney Hill and Shellstone Hill.

Genealogists and local historians can find a wealth of specific community markers, from the Montgomery County Sanatorium to numerous numbered schoolhouses like School No 5 and School No 9. Significant local landmarks such as Mariaville Lake and Featherstonhaugh Lake are clearly delineated, alongside religious sites like St Marys Ch and Scotch Ch. This survey, compiled in part from early Air Corps aerial photography, provides a precise look at the rural road networks and hamlets such as Minaville and Scotch Bush before mid-century suburbanization.