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1943 Map of Auburn

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Auburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Auburn serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this 1943 survey, centered on the complex of the Auburn State Prison and the busy municipal core near City Hall. The landscape is defined by the Owasco Outlet flowing north from Owasco Lake, powering a corridor of development that includes the Pumping Station and several gaging points. To the west and north, the terrain transitions into a grid of rural school districts and small crossroads like Half Acre and McMaster Corners.

Transportation networks of the New York Central Railroad and Lehigh Valley Railroad intersect the city, connecting it to outlying points such as Throop Sta. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites throughout the quadrangle, from the large Fort Hill Cem in the city to the Throopsville Rural Cem and Soule Cem in the surrounding townships, marking the long-established settlement of Cayuga County.