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1964 Map of Churubusco

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Churubusco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Churubusco serves as a focal point in this northern borderland, where the Customs Port of Entry marks the passage between the United States and Canada. The landscape is defined by its agrarian and industrial past, particularly evident in the Old Rr Grade Abandoned that once connected these rural outposts. Small clusters of activity are noted at Clinton Mills and Frontier, with family-named routes like Santamore Road, Merchia Road, and Lagree Road weaving together the various farms and homesteads of Clinton and Ellenburg townships.

Water plays a critical role in the geography here, with the Marble River, English River, and Brandy Brook draining the northern slopes toward the Saint Lawrence valley. Large swaths of the southeastern territory are dedicated to the State Forest Preserve, illustrating the balance between working land and protected timber. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of various Gravel Pit sites and a local Cem and Ch offer concrete points of reference for the early 1960s community structure.