1940 Map of Canaseraga

About this map

Canaseraga and the surrounding Allegany County uplands are captured here in a 1940 revision of earlier surveys, revealing a landscape defined by its rural school districts and narrow-gauge rail history. The northern portion of the map follows the corridor of the Erie and P S & N railroads through the Canaseraga Creek valley, where stops like Garwoods Sta and Whitney Crossings served the agricultural needs of the day. A high concentration of numbered schoolhouses, such as School No 12 and School No 17, along with named institutions like the New Michigan School, indicates a decentralized rural community structure before the mid-century consolidation of school districts. Notable local landmarks include the County House in the township of Allen and the village of Alfred, showing the early 20th-century development of these southern tier settlements near Phillips Creek and the Canisteo River.