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1949 Map of Barnes Corners

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Barnes Corners
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The boundary between Jefferson and Lewis Counties defines this post-war landscape, where small rural settlements are organized around the Tug Hill plateau's unique drainages. Deep glacial ravines, locally known as gulfs, carve through the townships of Rodman, Pinckney, Worth, and Montague. Notable geological features like Inman Gulf, Shingle Gulf, and Bear Gulf dictate the layout of the road network, which navigates around these steep incisions into the limestone.

Genealogists will find a high density of one-room schoolhouses still marked on the 1949 landscape, including School No 1 through School No 11. The hamlets of Barnes Corners and East Rodman serve as primary hubs, while smaller crossroads like 7x9 Corners and Cronk Corners reflect the dispersed agricultural community of the era. The Newton Cem near the Deer River provides a specific anchor for local family history research in the town of Pinckney.