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2019 Map of Birdsall

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Birdsall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Birdsall serves as the central hub of this Allegany County landscape, where the headwaters of several significant drainages diverge. The terrain is defined by a high plateau dissected by numerous creeks, including the southward-flowing Baker Cr and Black Creek, which eventually reach the Canisteo River at the southern edge of the sheet. To the north, the land slopes toward Keshequa Cr and Rush Cr.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of historic burial sites that reflect the area's early 19th-century settlement patterns. Roads like Dutch Settlement Rd lead to the German Settlement Cem, while other family-named landmarks such as the Weaver Settlement Cem and Brewer Corners Cem are preserved on these uplands. Significant natural features like the Keaney Swamp and Jones Pond break the pattern of wooded hills and small-scale agriculture that characterizes this portion of New York.