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1943 Map of Cazenovia

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cazenovia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Cazenovia sits at the southern tip of Cazenovia Lake, serving as a central hub for the transport networks of Madison County in the early 1940s. The landscape is defined by the steep descent of Chittenango Creek through the Chittenango Falls State Park, while the surrounding uplands are marked by numerous family-named corners and small crossroads such as Christainson Corners and Abell Corners. This survey captures the transition of the region's infrastructure, showing the Lehigh Valley railroad line and the prominent Cherry Valley Turnpike cutting across the terrain.

Local industry and community life are grounded in features like the Stone Quarry on Stone Quarry Hill and scattered rural schoolhouses, including School No 5. The map provides significant genealogical value through its many burial grounds, from the large Evergreen Cemetery to smaller family plots like Munger Cem and Ballou Cem. To the southeast, the landscape shifts toward the marshy Cedar Swamp and the shores of Tuscarora Lake.