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1985 Map of Amsterdam

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Amsterdam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Amsterdam and the industrialized Mohawk Valley anchor the northern reach of this 1985 planimetric study, where the Mohawk River serves as a corridor for the New York State Thruway and the Conrail railroad system. Moving south into the Schoharie Valley, the landscape shifts toward the rural and academic, centered on the State University of New York at Cobleskill and the civic landmarks of the Schoharie County Courthouse.

Genealogists will find a wealth of burial grounds across the region, including Evergreen Cemetery, Stone Arabia Cemetery, and Lawyersville Cemetery. The map captures a sophisticated network of infrastructure connecting historic villages like Canajoharie, Fort Plain, and Cooperstown at the foot of Otsego Lake. The convergence of Interstate 88 and the Delaware and Hudson Railway near Schenevus illustrates the late-20th-century transportation patterns that defined this section of upstate New York, spanning from the Adirondack Mountains foothills to the Helderberg Mountains.