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1945 Map of Bearsville

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Bearsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Catskill Park defines the high-elevation landscape of this mid-century survey, with the Woodstock township serving as a cultural and residential hub in the valley. The map documents a traditional rural infrastructure of numbered school districts, such as School No 5 near Lake Hill and School No 3 south of Bearsville. These points of assembly, along with the settlement at Byrdcliffe, reflect the established community patterns before modern suburban expansion.

Water management and natural drainage are central to the terrain, dominated by Cooper Lake and the winding course of the Saw Kill. The topography rises sharply from the valley floor to named peaks including Olderbark Mountain, Mt Tobias, and Ticetonyk Mountain. These summits, separated by deep drainages like Mink Hollow and Hoyt Hollow, illustrate the challenging geography that influenced the placement of early mountain roads and small hamlets like Willow and Wittenberg.