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1951 Map of Canandaigua

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Canandaigua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Canandaigua serves as the focal point of this 1951 survey, revised in the late 1970s to show the developing suburban and industrial footprint of Ontario County. The landscape is a network of historic crossroads and agricultural hamlets like Padelford, Yerkes, and Mertensia, connected by early transportation routes including the New York Central and Lehigh Valley railroads. To the north, the State Thruway cuts through the township of Farmington, signaling the transition from rural farming to modern transit corridors.

Genealogists and local historians can find several smaller burial grounds, such as Hathaway Cem and Sand Hill Cem, alongside the large Woodlawn Cemetery. The map also captures significant institutional landmarks, notably the sprawling Veterans Hospital and the South Farmington Chapel. Water features like the Canandaigua Canal and Canandaigua Outlet demonstrate the historical reliance on these waterways for drainage and early industry in the Finger Lakes region.