1954 Map of Cassadaga

About this map

The Lakes chain—comprising Upper Lake, Middle Lake, and Lower Lake—serves as the geographic heart of this mid-century New York survey. Along the eastern shores of Middle Lake, the community of Lily Dale appears at a time when the surrounding hills were defined by small settlements and institutional landmarks like the Newton Memorial Hospital. The landscape transitions from the residential clusters of Cassadaga and Sinclairville into the broader agriculture and forestry of the State Reforestation Area to the west. Industrial and transport connections are anchored by the New York Central railroad line, which follows the drainage of Cassadaga Creek south toward the Cassadaga Valley Central School. For local historians, the numerous burial grounds, including Greenwood Cem and Evergreen Cem, offer a clear map of the family lineages and township boundaries that shaped Chautauqua County in this era.