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1950 Map of Chenango Forks

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Chenango Forks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The confluence of the Tioughnioga River and the Chenango River anchors this postwar landscape in Broome County, marking a vital transit corridor where water, rail, and road converge. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad tracks follow the river valley, connecting settlements like Chenango Forks and Chenango Bridge. To the east, the Delaware and Hudson line cuts through the hills toward Sanitaria Springs and Osborne.

Much of the central terrain is defined by the recreation and conservation lands of Chenango Valley State Park, which contains both Lily Lake and Chenango Lake. The map reveals a rural education network transitioning into the modern era, with numerous local schoolhouses such as School No 7 and School No 8 still identified. This 1950 update of 1940s data highlights the persistence of small agricultural hamlets like Kattelville and Wyman Corner even as the region began to modernize around the river junctions.