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1943 Map of Camillus

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Camillus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The industrial and agricultural landscape of Onondaga County unfolds along the Ninemile Creek corridor and the parallel routes of the New York Central RR and Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR. During this mid-century period, the transition from old transit to new is evident in the presence of the Erie Canal (Abandoned) winding past Memphis and Camillus, while the Syracuse Municipal Airport and its associated Radio Beacon mark the arrival of modern aviation.

Settlement patterns are anchored by historic villages and railway junctions like Warners, Martisco, and North Belle Isle. Local genealogy is well-represented through numerous rural burial grounds such as Oswego Bitter Cem and Maplewood Cem, alongside the distinctive presence of the Syracuse State School and its outlying properties. The terrain is defined by prominent elevations like Nose Hill and Sorrel Hill, overlooking the Seneca River and the active Barge Canal to the north.