1960 Map of Berlin

About this map

The Little Hoosic River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement in this region along the border of New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Following the 1960 revision, the map shows a landscape defined by deep hollows that reach into the surrounding mountains, including Jones Hollow Brook and Mattison Hollow Brook. These steep drainages dictate the placement of local roads and family-named cemeteries such as Moses Cem and Wilkinson Cem, which remain vital markers for genealogists tracing early residents of Petersburg and Berlin. The high ridgeline of the Taconic Crest Trail forms a natural boundary, with notable elevations like Berlin Mtn overlooking the Hopkins National Memorial Experimental Forest. The presence of the Carmelite Novitiate and the Central Sch indicate the community infrastructure established in this corner of Rensselaer County by the mid-20th century.