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1969 Map of Caton

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Caton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Chemung River valley dominates the northern edge of this late-1960s survey, where industrial and suburban expansion near South Corning meets the rising terrain of the Allegheny Plateau. The landscape transition is marked by the presence of Corning Community College and the Corning Country Club, while the southern reaches of the map reflect a more dispersed agricultural character across Martin Hill and Barnard Hill.

Tracing the border between Steuben and Tioga counties and the New York-Pennsylvania state line, the map documents a network of small settlements like Caton and West Caton. Family names and local history are preserved in features such as Barnard Cem and the small pocket of Frenchs Mill. The transportation corridors of the Erie-Lackawanna and Penn Central railroads follow the river and creek beds, illustrating the historic reliance on these natural drainage paths through Caton Swamp and toward the Cowanesque River.