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2016 Map of Brookfield

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Brookfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Unadilla River valley serves as a geographic and political boundary in this 2016 survey, where the borders of Madison, Oneida, and Otsego counties converge. The landscape is defined by a series of north-south ridges, including Gorton Hill, Witter Hill, and Button Hill, which separate the various tributaries of the Unadilla. Small historic settlements such as Brookfield, Leonardsville, and West Edmeston are connected by a network of rural roads like the Skaneateles Tpke, following the natural contours of the valley floors.

Genealogists will find this area particularly detailed, as the map documents numerous family-named burial grounds. From the Brookfield Rural Cem to smaller plots like Waterman Cem, Crumb Cem, and Hoxie Cem, the distribution of these cemeteries reflects the early 19th-century farmstead patterns of the region. Notable landmarks such as Gorton Lake and Button Falls highlight the importance of local water resources in the development of these Central New York communities.