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1952 Map of Brockport

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Brockport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Erie Canal cuts through the heart of the Monroe County landscape, serving as the central artery for the village of Brockport. This 1952 revision, based on earlier surveys and aerial photography, shows a region defined by its agricultural grid and the transport corridor of the New York Central Railroad. The map reveals the distribution of small rural settlements like Sweden Center, Garland, and West Clarkson, each anchored by historical burial grounds such as Garland Cem and West Clarkson Cem.

Beyond the settled village blocks, the terrain is marked by a network of named roads like Ridge Road and Colby Street that weave between water bodies like Salmon Creek and Brockport Creek. Local infrastructure is specifically noted, including the Sewage Disposal Plant and associated Filter Beds near the canal. For genealogists, the inclusion of School No 8 and numerous cemeteries, including Lake View Cemetery, offers precise locations for tracing family heritage in this section of New York's canal country.