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1942 Map of Binghamton East

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Binghamton East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

The State Hospital occupies a prominent position on the hills overlooking the river valley in this 1937 survey. The landscape is dominated by the broad curves of the Susquehanna River and a dense network of transportation infrastructure that mirrors its path. Three major rail lines—the Erie, Delaware and Hudson, and the Lackawanna and Western—crowd the narrow valley floor, illustrating the region's importance as a strategic corridor between New York and Pennsylvania.

Rural life is marked by numerous numbered and named school districts, including Acre Sch, Jonas Rogers Sch, and Treadwell Sch, serving dispersed communities like Kirkwood Center and Conklin Forks. The map captures a transition from the urban edge of Binghamton to the agricultural hollows of Kirkwood and Conklin, where small settlements like Corbettsville and Riverside cluster near the state line and the calm reach of The Stillwater.