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1953 Map of Avoca

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Avoca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Cohocton River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and industry in this portion of Steuben County during the early 1950s. The village of Avoca sits at a strategic junction where multiple creeks, including Goff Creek and Salmon Creek, converge with the river. This hydrology dictated the path of competing rail lines, with the Erie RR and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR running nearly parallel through the heart of the valley, connecting the smaller hamlets of Bloomerville, Wallace, and Cohocton.

Away from the rail-centered lowlands, the terrain rises sharply toward prominent heights like Wagner Hill and Waterbury Hill. These upland areas are marked by a dense network of local roads named for early families, such as Caward Road and Olmstead Road. Genealogists will find several burial sites including Highland Cem and the Maple View Cem, alongside rural water features like Smith Pond and Loucks Pond.