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1925 Map of Belmont

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Belmont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Belmont and the surrounding Allegany County hills are defined by the narrow river valleys and high ridges that shaped early transportation in the Southern Tier. The Genesee River carves through the northeast, shadowed by the Erie R R, while the Liberty Highway cuts across the northern townships through Friendship. This area reveals a dense network of early 20th-century rural life, evidenced by the numerous district schools like Moulton School and Pine Grove School that dotted every township from Cuba to Alma.

Southern townships including Bolivar and Genesee show significant development around Bolivar and Richburg, where the Shawmut, and Northern railroad served the local economy. The topography is notably marked by deep hollows such as California Hollow and Miller Hollow, which likely hosted small-scale farming and timber operations. Family-named landmarks like Johnson Hill and Corbin Hill provide specific geographical points of interest for those tracing regional lineage or land ownership.