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2023 Map of Burnt Hills

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Burnt Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The rolling landscape of southern Saratoga and northern Schenectady counties is defined by a series of long-established hamlets and residential developments. Burnt Hills and Glenville Center serve as primary anchors, with the latter featuring the Methodist Episcopal Church and nearby Glenville Hill. The area is notably rich in family and community burial grounds, preserving local lineages through sites such as the Jeremiah Smith Cem, Sweetman Cem, Pine Grove Cem, and Hubbell Cem.

Watercourses like the Mourning Kill, La Rue Creek, and Alplaus Kill wind through the terrain, historically influencing the placement of settlements like High Mills and Charlton. Newer residential growth is evident in named subdivisions such as Wheeler Estates, Tucker Heights, and Woodruff Heights, illustrating the transition from a traditional rural network of crossroads like Harmony Corners and Holbrook Corners into a more densely populated suburban corridor near East Glenville.