1964 Map of Birdsall

About this map

The State Reforestation Area dominates large portions of this landscape in Allegany County, where the transition from agricultural land use to public forest is clearly visible. Small nineteenth-century settlements and family-named hubs like Birdsall, Hiltonville, and Parker dot the township lines, often centered on historic intersections or water sources. The spiritual and communal heart of the German immigrant community is preserved in the German Settlement Grove Ch and the adjacent German Settlement Cem. Infrastructure for the era's transport is evident in the path of the Erie Railroad skirting the eastern edge near Centre, while the natural drainage of Keaney Swamp and Canaseraga Creek defines the local topography. This survey provides a precise record of the upland road network, including family-named routes like Schafer Cross Road and Weaver Settlement Road, many of which served isolated homesteads and cemeteries.