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1953 Map of Avoca

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Avoca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Cohocton River valley serves as the primary corridor for transportation and settlement in this portion of Steuben County, as recorded in a 1953 survey with 1970s updates. The village of Avoca sits at a significant rail junction where the Erie Lackawanna Railroad meets the Bath and Hammondsport Railroad, illustrating the area's importance to regional freight and transit. Moving northwest, the valley floor accommodates smaller clusters like Wallace and Bloomerville, while the surrounding uplands are defined by family-named landmarks such as Wentworth Road and Canoe Hill.

Tracing the drainage patterns of Twelvemile Creek and Tenmile Creek, the map reveals a landscape of high ridges and narrow hollows. Notable local history landmarks include the Vale of Rest Cem and Maple View Cem, alongside upland water bodies like Smith Pond and Loucks Pond. The map effectively captures the transition from the busy valley floor to the more isolated agricultural and wooded tracts in the towns of Cohocton and Prattsburg.